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SUBMITTER: Calderon RI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5555119 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Calderón R I RI Velásquez G E GE Becerra M C MC Zhang Z Z Contreras C C CC Yataco R M RM Galea J T JT Lecca L W LW Kritski A L AL Murray M B MB Mitnick C D CD
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 20170801 8
<h4>Background</h4>Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) regimens often contain pyrazinamide (PZA) even if susceptibility to the drug has not been confirmed. This gap is due to the limited availability and reliability of PZA susceptibility testing.<h4>Objectives</h4>To estimate the prevalence of PZA resistance using the Wayne assay among TB patients in Lima, Peru, to describe characteristics associated with PZA resistance and to compare the performance of Wayne with that of BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 ...[more]