학술논문
Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance
Document Type
Clinical report
Author
Boehme, Catharina C.; Nabeta, Pamela; Hillermann, Doris; Nicol, Mark P.; Shenai, Shubhada; Krapp, Fiorella; Allen, Jenny; Tahirli, Rasim; Blakemore, Robert; Rustomjee, Roxana; Milovic, Ana; Jones, Martin; O'Brien, Sean M.; Persing, David H.; Ruesch-Gerdes, Sabine; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Rodrigues, Camilla; Alland, David; Perkins, Mark D.
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Sept 9, 2010, Vol. 363 Issue 11, p1005, 1015 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF, an automated molecular detection test for myobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and resistance to rifampin (RIF) in patients with suspected drug-sensitive tuberculosis. Results indicated that the test was highly effective in sensitive detection of tuberculosis and RIF resistance.