Multicenter evaluation of TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®: accuracy and cost analysis

Multicenter evaluation of TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®: accuracy and cost analysis

Abstract Background Molecular tests can allow the rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex® is a microbead-based assay developed for the simultaneous spoligotyping and detection of MDR-TB. The accuracy and cost evaluation of new assays and...

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Main Authors: Regina Bones Barcellos, Isabela Neves de Almeida, Elisangela Costa da Silva, Harrison Magdinier Gomes, Lida Jouca de Assis Figueredo, Maria Laura Halon, Elis Regina Dalla Costa, Ícaro Rodrigues dos Santos, Maria Cláudia Vater, Suely Alves, Wânia da Silva Carvalho, Philip Suffys, Christophe Sola, Silvana Spíndola de Miranda, Maria Lucia Rossetti, Afrânio Kritski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Resistance
TB-SPRINT
Genotype MTBDRplus
Isoniazid
Rifampicin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4646-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4646-3

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