Validation of the GenoType®MTBDRplus assay for diagnosis of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in South Vietnam

Mai NT Huyen, Edine Tiemersma, NGUYEN Thi Suong Lan, Frank Cobelens, Nguyen Huy Dung, Dinh Ngoc Sy, Tran N. Buu, Kristin Kremer, Phạm Thị Hằng, Maxine Caws,

BMC Infectious Diseases · 2010 · 68 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

We found a high specificity and positive predictive value of the GenoType MTBDRplus test for MDR-TB which merits its use in the MDR-TB treatment program in Vietnam.

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