The Diagnostic Potential of CB NAAT in Detecting Drug Resistance in Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Retrospective Study
Dr Nagaraja B S
Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research · 2021-05
Abstract
Background: There is paucity of data regarding the diagnostic role of cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT), in the diagnosis of drug resistant sputum smear-negative PTB cases. Aim: To determine the diagnostic role of CBNAAT in detecting drug resistance smear negative PTB.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Drug resistance
- Drug
- Tuberculosis
- Internal medicine
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Multi drug resistant
- Microbiology