Evaluation of the microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for the detection of first- and second-line drug susceptibility for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Eur Respir J. 2017 Apr 5;49(4):1602215. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02215-2016. Print 2017 Apr.

Abstract

A new multi-national study of the non-commercial MODS assay shows excellent performance in detecting M/XDR-tuberculosis

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02170441.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • ROC Curve
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02170441