Detection of Rifampicin Resistance in HIV Seropositive Individuals with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Using CBNAAT

Detection of Rifampicin Resistance in HIV Seropositive Individuals with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Using CBNAAT

Tuberculosis(TB) remains the most common opportunistic infection among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and diagnosing it becomes a challenging task as sputum microscopy is negative in more than half of the patients. Delayed treatment for TB in PLHIV is associated with increased mortality. Cartridge B...

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Main Authors: Shilpa, Shobha D. Nadagir, Jnaneshwara K.B., Asha B. Patil, Aaftab G. Pendari, Uma Chikkaraddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
cbnaat
rifampicin resistance
Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/detection-of-rifampicin-resistance-in-hiv-seropositive-individuals-with-suspected-pulmonary-tuberculosis-by-using-cbnaat/

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