Rapid prediction of multi-drug resistance in clinical specimens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Conventional drug susceptibility testing techniques, the ‘gold standard’ for M. tuberculosis are slow, requiring about 3-6 weeks from a positive culture. This diagnostic delay, before initiation of appropriate treatment, contributes to increased transmission rates. Molecular techniques provide rapid...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5850 |