Diagnostic Evaluation of Non-Interpretable Results Associated with Gene in Genotype MTBDR Ver 2.0

Background Line probe assay (LPA) is standard diagnostic tool to detect multidrug resistant tuberculosis. Non-interpretable (NI) results in LPA (complete missing or light wild-type 3 and 8 bands with no mutation band in rpoB gene region) poses a diagnostic challenge. Methods Sputum samples obtained...

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Main Authors: Binit Kumar Singh, Rohini Sharma, Parul Kodan, Manish Soneja, Pankaj Jorwal, Neeraj Nischal, Ashutosh Biswas, Sanjay Sarin, Ranjani Ramachandran, Naveet Wig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2020-10-01
Series:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.e-trd.org/upload/pdf/trd-2020-0039.pdf