A field evaluation of the Hardy TB MODS Kit™ for the rapid phenotypic diagnosis of tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

A field evaluation of the Hardy TB MODS Kit™ for the rapid phenotypic diagnosis of tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND:Even though the WHO-endorsed, non-commercial MODS assay offers rapid, reliable TB liquid culture and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) at lower cost than any other diagnostic, uptake has been patchy. In part this reflects misperceptions about in-house assay quality assurance, b...

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Main Authors: Laura Martin, Jorge Coronel, Dunia Faulx, Melissa Valdez, Mutsumi Metzler, Chris Crudder, Edith Castillo, Luz Caviedes, Louis Grandjean, Mitzi Rodriguez, Jon S Friedland, Robert H Gilman, David A J Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167337?pdf=render

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