Evaluation of the genexpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampicin assay for early detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in aligarh region of Northern India
Purpose: Early diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with simultaneous detection of rifampicin (RIF) resistance (RR) directly from the sample is a revolution brought by GeneXpert Mycobacterium TB (MTB/RIF) assay. Line probe assay (LPA) is not recommended for extrapulmonary/nonsputum specime...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2023;volume=10;issue=1;spage=44;epage=49;aulast=Ahsan |