Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance.

Boehme, Catharina C

Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance. [electronic resource] - The New England journal of medicine Sep 2010 - 1005-15 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1533-4406

10.1056/NEJMoa0907847 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antitubercular Agents--pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests--methods
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--drug effects
Polymerase Chain Reaction--instrumentation
Prospective Studies
Reference Standards
Rifampin--pharmacology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum--microbiology
Tuberculosis--diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant--diagnosis
Young Adult