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Table 2 Performance of rapid test methods for detecting rifampicin resistance compared to indirect BACTEC.

From: Comparison of rapid tests for detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda

 

Indirect BACTEC

  

Resistant

Susceptible

Total

Direct

BACTEC

Resistant

4

0

4

 

Susceptible

0

30

30

 

Total

4

30

34

Direct

Etest

Resistant

9

0

9

 

Susceptible

0

30

30

 

Total

9

30

39

Direct

Phage

Resistant

15

2

17

 

Susceptible

1

38

39

 

Total

16

40

56

Direct

LiPA

Resistant

13

2

15

 

Susceptible

2

13

15

 

Total

15

15

34

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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