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dc.contributor.authorS.A. Aricha, L. Kingwana, N.W. Mwirigi, L. Chaba, T. Kiptai, J. Wahogo, J.S. Otwabe, O.P. Onyango, M. Karanja, C. Ayieko, S.W. Matu
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-21T09:58:36Z
dc.date.available2022-01-21T09:58:36Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4446
dc.description.abstractThe dual challenge of low diagnostic sensitivity of microscopy test and technical challenge of performing a TB culture test poses a problem for case detection and initiation of Tuberculosis (TB) second-line treatment. There is thus need for a rapid, reliable and easily accessible assay. This comparative analysis was performed to assess diagnostic performance characteristics of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and Line Probe Assay (LPA)en_US
dc.publisherBMC infectious diseaseen_US
dc.subject: LPA, GeneXpert, Sensitivity, Specificity, Drug-resistant TBen_US
dc.titleComparison of GeneXpert and line probe assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin-mono resistance at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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