Performance of GenoType MTBDRsl assay for detection of second-line drugs and ethambutol resistance directly from sputum specimens of MDR-TB patients in Bangladesh.

S M Mazidur RahmanRumana NasrinArfatur RahmanShahriar AhmedRazia KhatunMohammad Khaja Mafij UddinMd Mojibur RahmanSayera Banu

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Considering the excellent performance in this study we suggest that MTBDRsl assay can be used as an initial rapid test for detection of KAN and OFL susceptibility, as well as XDR-TB directly from smear-positive sputum specimens of MDR-TB patients in Bangladesh.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
cystic fibrosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
multidrug resistant
high throughput
loop mediated isothermal amplification
patient reported outcomes
label free
real time pcr
single cell
fine needle aspiration