Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda
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Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda
BACKGROUND About 500 new smear-positive Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases are estimated to occur per year in Uganda. In 2008 in Kampala, MDR-TB prevalence was reported as 1.0% and 12.3% in new and previously treated TB cases respectively. Line probe assays (LPAs) have been recently approved for use in low income settings and can be used to screen smear-positive sputum specimens fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-41