Evaluation of microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for diagnosis of multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Viet Nam

Background: Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is important for the elimination of TB. We evaluated the microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay as a direct rapid drug susceptibility testing (DST) method for MDR-TB screening in sputum s...

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Hauptverfasser: Minh Ha, D, Ngoc Lan, N, Wolbers, M, Kiet, V, Thanh Hang, H, Duc, N, Huong, T, Bach, V, Phuong Thao, N, Quyet, T, Bich Tuyen, N, Ha, V, Nho, N, Hoa, D, Hoang Anh, P, Dung, N, Farrar, J, Caws, M
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012