XPERT MTB/RIF, A NOVEL AUTOMATED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION–BASED ASSAY FOR THE LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS
Abstract
76 Xpert MTB/RIF assays have been conducted in the National reference laboratory of NCPh. In the smear positive samples that grew M. tuberculosis we found sensitivity 100%. The sensitivity 81% was revealed in smear negative samples.
Keywords:
Xpert MTB/RIF assay, M. tuberculosis, resistance, rifampicinReferences
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