Low-cost diagnostic test for susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural Malawi.

Annie ZhangEnoch JumbeRobert KrysiakSabeen SidikiHolden V KelleyElly K ChemeyChancy KambaVictor MwapasaJuan I GarcíaAlison NorrisXueliang J PanCarlton EvansShu-Hua WangJesse J KwiekJordi B Torrelles

Published in: African journal of laboratory medicine (2018)

These findings demonstrate that the tuberculosis CX-test could be a reliable low-cost diagnostic method for active pulmonary tuberculosis in high tuberculosis burden rural areas.

Keyphrases

low cost
pulmonary tuberculosis
drug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
hiv aids
south africa
pseudomonas aeruginosa
cystic fibrosis
hiv infected