1. Contributions of GeneXpert® to TB diagnosis in Myanmar
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Burger, Z, Aung, HT, Seifert, M, Mar, TT, Harris, V, Colman, RE, Rodwell, TC, and Aung, ST
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Infectious Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Biodefense ,Emerging Infectious Diseases ,Rare Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Tuberculosis ,4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Humans ,Drug Resistance ,Bacterial ,Myanmar ,Mycobacterium tuberculosis ,Rifampin ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Sputum ,tuberculosis ,Xpert ,Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology ,Microbiology ,Cardiovascular medicine and haematology ,Clinical sciences ,Epidemiology - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Xpert® MTB/RIF, a rapid, molecular TB diagnostic assay, can detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resistance directly from clinical sputum samples in
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- 2022