Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to rifampin in extra-pulmonary specimens

Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to rifampin in extra-pulmonary specimens

Aims and objectives: This study evaluated the performance of GeneXpert (GX) for direct detection of MTB in extra-pulmonary specimens and assessed the ability of the assay to detect resistance to RIF. Methods: 104 clinical samples from a tertiary hospital in Sfax, Tunisia were analyzed. Specimens wer...

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Main Authors: Chema Marouane, Salma Smaoui, Sana Kammoun, Leila Slim, Férièle Messadi-Akrout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
GeneXpert
Drug susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=101;epage=101;aulast=Marouane;type=0

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