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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Main Authors: Kalantri Shriprakash, Morgan Maureen, Flores Laura, Pai Madhukar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/5/62