A commercial line probe assay for the rapid detection of rifampicin resistance in <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it>: a systematic review and meta-analysis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>is a leading cause of death worldwide. In multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) infectiousness is frequently prolonged, jeopardizing efforts to control TB. The conventional tubercu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-07-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/5/62 |