False-positive rifampicin resistance on Xpert® MTB/RIF caused by a silent mutation in the rpoB gene.

Mathys, V

False-positive rifampicin resistance on Xpert® MTB/RIF caused by a silent mutation in the rpoB gene. [electronic resource] - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Oct 2014 - 1255-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1815-7920

10.5588/ijtld.14.0297 doi


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Amikacin--therapeutic use
Amino Acid Sequence
Antibiotics, Antitubercular--therapeutic use
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial--genetics
Ethambutol--therapeutic use
Ethionamide--therapeutic use
Fluoroquinolones--therapeutic use
Genotype
Humans
Isoniazid--therapeutic use
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Moxifloxacin
Mutation
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--drug effects
Phenotype
Pyrazinamide--therapeutic use
Rifampin--therapeutic use
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum--microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis