MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Northwest Ethiopia

Background: Appropriate technology tests are needed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug-susceptibility testing (DST) in resource-constrained settings. This study was performed to evaluate the MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test (a colour platethin-layer agar test; TB-CX) for M. tuberculosis DST by directly testi...

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Main Authors: Agumas Shibabaw, Baye Gelaw, Holden V. Kelley, Ephrem Tesfaye, Joan Miquel Balada-Llasat, Carlton A. Evans, Jordi B. Torrelles, Shu-Hua Wang, Belay Tessema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219304357