Evaluation of the MTBDRsl test for detection of second-line-drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Kiet VS, Lan NT, An DD, Dung NH, Hoa DV, van Vinh Chau N, Chinh NT, Farrar J, Caws M.
Kiet VS, et al. Among authors: an dd.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Aug;48(8):2934-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00201-10. Epub 2010 Jun 23.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010.
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The specificity of the test was 100% for all three drugs. These data suggest that the MTBDRsl assay is a rapid, specific test for the detection of XDR TB but should not be used exclusively to "rule out" second-line-drug resistance. ...
The specificity of the test was 100% for all three drugs. These data suggest that the MTBDRsl assay is a rapid, specific test for the …