A comparative study of MassARRAY and GeneXpert assay in detecting rifampicin resistance in tuberculosis patients’ clinical specimens

ObjectivesMatrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has emerged as a potent tool for detecting drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB); however, concerns about its reliability have been raised. In this study, we assessed the reliability of MassARRAY (Se...

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Main Authors: Ruixia Liang, Jiankang Li, Yue Zhao, Haoran Qi, Shengjuan Bao, Fen Wang, Hongfei Duan, Hairong Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1287806/full