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SUBMITTER: Horne DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3553871 | biostudies-other | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of clinical microbiology 20121114 2
In an effort to update and clarify policies on tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing (DST), the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned a systematic review evaluating WHO-endorsed diagnostic tests. We report the results of this systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility of phenotypic DST for first-line and second-line antituberculosis drugs. This review provides support for recommended critical concentrations for isoniazid and rifampin in commercia ...[more]