Performance of Xpert® MTB/RIF among tuberculosis outpatients in Lilongwe, Malawi

Performance of Xpert® MTB/RIF among tuberculosis outpatients in Lilongwe, Malawi

Background: Xpert® MTB/RIF is a molecular test for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance. It is considered to be a great advance over smear microscopy and culture. However, there is very little information regarding the performance characteristics of Xpert MTB/RIF in...

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Main Authors: Tarsizio Chikaonda, Nelson Nguluwe, Brian Barnett, Runa H. Gokhale, Robert Krysiak, Isaac Thengolose, Nora E. Rosenberg, Christopher Stanley, James Mpunga, Irving F. Hoffman, Mina Hosseinipour, Lesley Scott, Wendy Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-03-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Rifampicin resistance
rpoB mutation
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/464

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