Evaluation of GenoType MTBDRplus for the detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis on isolates from Karachi, Pakistan.

<h4>Objective</h4>To compare the diagnostic performance of the GenoType MRBDRplus assay with the gold standard phenotypic drug susceptibility testing in the detection of drug resistance among culture isolates obtained from patients in Karachi, Pakistan.<h4>Design</h4>Mycobact...

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Main Authors: Sara Siddiqui, Meredith B Brooks, Amyn A Malik, Junaid Fuad, Ahsana Nazish, Safia Bano, Mercedes C Becerra, Hamidah Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221485