In-house phage amplification assay is a sound alternative for detecting rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in low-resource settings.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 49(1): 425-7, 2005 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15616326
An in-house mycobacteriophage amplification assay for detecting rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis showed 100% sensitivity, 97.7% specificity, and 95.2% predictive value for resistance in a test of 129 isolates from a hot spot area of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis. The applicability of the test was demonstrated in the routine work flow of a low-resource reference laboratory.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Rifampina
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Farmacorresistência Bacteriana
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Antibióticos Antituberculose
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Micobacteriófagos
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos