Gene Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of intra-ocular tuberculosis from vitreous fluid samples

Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2017 Jan:102:1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2016.11.002. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: sharmakusum9@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
⁴ Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
⁵ BOHL, University of Florida, USA.

PMID: 28061946
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2016.11.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Bacteriological Techniques*
Case-Control Studies
DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
Genotype
Humans
Mutation
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Rifampin / therapeutic use
Tuberculosis, Ocular / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Ocular / drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Ocular / microbiology
Vitreous Body / microbiology*

Substances

Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Bacterial
rpoB protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
Rifampin