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SUBMITTER: Tomasicchio M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4748215 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tomasicchio Michele M Theron Grant G Pietersen Elize E Streicher Elizabeth E Stanley-Josephs Danielle D van Helden Paul P Warren Rob R Dheda Keertan K
Scientific reports 20160210
Although molecular tests for drug-resistant TB perform well on culture isolates, their accuracy using clinical samples, particularly from TB and HIV-endemic settings, requires clarification. The MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl line probe assays were evaluated in 181 sputum samples and 270 isolates from patients with culture-confirmed drug-sensitive-TB, MDR-TB, or XDR-TB. Phenotypic culture-based testing was the reference standard. Using sputum, the sensitivities for resistance was 97.7%, 95.4%, 58.9%, 61. ...[more]