The Xpert MTB/RIF assay in routine diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a multicentre study in Lithuania

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health problem in Lithuania with MDR rates in new cases reaching 11% in 2012. Currently available diagnostic tools are not fully adequate for an accurate and rapid result for diagnosis of TB and MDR-TB.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - July 11, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Edita Pimkina, Rolandas Zablockis, Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, Edvardas Danila, Edita Davidaviciene Source Type: research