The reliability of a rapid molecular detection method in determining the prevalence of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an urban district health facility in Malaysia.

Ding, C H; Ismail, Z; Sulong, A; Wahab, A A; Gan, B; Mustakim, S; Ahmad, H F

Ding, C H; Ismail, Z; Sulong, A; Wahab, A A; Gan, B; Mustakim, S; Ahmad, H F.

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Ding CH; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. dingch@ppukm.ukm.edu.my.

Malays J Pathol ; 42(3): 401-407, 2020 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33361721

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Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methods; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques/methods; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/microbiology; Adult; Aged; Antibiotics, Antitubercular/therapeutic use; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Malaysia/epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Rifampin/therapeutic use; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/drug therapy; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology; Urban Health Services

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Malays J Pathol Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Malaysia

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