Diagnostic Performance of the GenoType MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl Assays to Identify Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Eastern China

Background: The WHO recently has recommended the GenoType MTBDRplus version 1.0 and MTBDRsl version 1.0 assays for widespread use in countries endemic with drug-resistant tuberculosis. Despite this, these assays have rarely been evaluated in China, where the burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis is...

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Main Authors: Qiao Liu, Guo-Li Li, Cheng Chen, Jian-Ming Wang, Leonardo Martinez, Wei Lu, Li-Mei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2017;volume=130;issue=13;spage=1521;epage=1528;aulast=Liu