The performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and MTBDRplus within a Programmatic setting at TB Laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Thiago da Silva Santos MalaquiasEunice Petris RibeiroTatiana Cristina Pereira DutraMarina RicardoRichard Steiner SalvatoMarcela Lopes Bhering da SilvaDaniella Castanheira BartholomeuElis Regina Dalla-CostaMiguel ViveirosElisangela Costa da SilvaAfrânio Lineu KritskiPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2024)
The MTBDRplus test demonstrated excellent performance in detecting RR, and INHR in clinical isolates under routine conditions at a reference laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Incorporating both tests can improve drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes and monitor the INHR incidence.