Line probe assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: An experience from Central India

Line probe assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: An experience from Central India

Background & objectives: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex may sometimes not be detected in sputum samples of suspected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients by line probe assay (LPA) even though they are smear positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB). This retrospective analysis was a...

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Main Authors: Prabha Desikan, Nikita Panwalkar, Shaina Beg Mirza, Aparna Chaturvedi, Kudsia Ansari, Reeta Varathe, Manju Chourey, Pradeep Kumar, Manoj Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Acid-fast bacilli - M. tuberculosis control band - MDR-TB - non-tubercular mycobacteria - smear positive
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2017;volume=145;issue=1;spage=70;epage=73;aulast=Desikan

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