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A Comparative Study Of The Genotype Mtbdrplus® Assay Against A Standard Culture Method For Diagnosis And Drug Susceptibility Testing Of Tuberculosis, Peris W. Thamaini
A Comparative Study Of The Genotype Mtbdrplus® Assay Against A Standard Culture Method For Diagnosis And Drug Susceptibility Testing Of Tuberculosis, Peris W. Thamaini
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Background: Nearly one-third of the global population, i.e. two billion people, is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is at risk of developing the disease. More than eight million people develop active tuberculosis (TB) every year, with about two million dying from the disease annually. Diagnosis of tuberculosis inKenya remains dependent on smear microscopy. New methods of TB diagnosis are needed which have better accuracy and are still cost effective. Molecular methods of TB diagnosis have come under investigation in a lot of studies recently. However, they have their own limitations including the inability to differentiate between active organisms and …