Compatibility of a novel filter paper-based bio-safe sputum transport kit with line probe assay for diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis: a single-site evaluation study.
Divya AnthwalRakesh Kumar GuptaRitu SinghalManpreet BhallaAjoy Kumar VermaKhalid Umar KhayyamVithal Prasad MyneeduRohit SarinAshawant GuptaNalini Kant GuptaManjula SinghJaya Sivaswami TyagiSagarika HaldarPublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
This study demonstrates successful integration of our developed kits with LPA. The adoption of these kits across Designated Microscopy Centres in India can potentially overcome the existing challenge of transporting infectious sputum at controlled temperature to centralised testing laboratories and can provide rapid near-patient cost-effective "Universal DST" services to TB subjects residing in remote areas.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- cystic fibrosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- multidrug resistant
- acinetobacter baumannii
- high throughput
- healthcare
- primary care
- high resolution
- mental health
- emergency department
- case report
- quantum dots
- human immunodeficiency virus
- high speed
- mass spectrometry
- health insurance
- living cells
- sensitive detection
- label free