Browsing Research Articles (Medical Microbiology) by Author "Onwuegbuna, O."

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Comparison of three commercial molecular assays for detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in a high-HIV-prevalence setting

Strydom, Kathy-Anne; Ismail, Farzana; Matabane, M.M.Z.; Onwuegbuna, O.; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Ismail, Nabila (American Society for Microbiology, 2015-09)

In a head to head comparison of the MTBDRplus Version 2.0 (Hain Lifescience), Xpert® MTB/RIF (Cepheid) and the Anyplex™ MTB/NTM (Seegene) assays we demonstrate equal sensitivity (59/61; 96.7%) and specificity (53/54; ...
Performance evaluation of three commercial molecular assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical specimens in a high TB-HIV-burden setting

Matabane, M.M.Z.; Ismail, Farzanah; Strydom, Kathy-Anne; Onwuegbuna, O.; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Ismail, Nabila (BioMed Central, 2015-11-09)

BACKGROUND : A major challenge faced by countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) is early detection especially in individuals with paucibacillary disease which is common in HIV endemic settings. Remarkable efforts ...

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