Diagnostic Implications of Inconsistent Results Obtained with the Xpert MTB/Rif Assay in Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with an rpoB Mutation Associated with Low-Level Rifampin Resistance

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2013-09, Vol.51 (9), p.3127-3129
• Main Authors: Somoskovi, Akos, Deggim, Vanessa, Ciardo, Diana, Bloemberg, Guido V
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacteriological Techniques - methods; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; False Negative Reactions; Humans; Male; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods; Mutation, Missense; Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis - drug effects; Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics; Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - microbiology
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X
• DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01377-13

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