Research Article
Use of Genotype MTBDRplus Assay for Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Nepal
Table 4
Comparison of genotype MTBDRplus assay with conventional drug susceptibility testing for identification of drug resistant isolates.
| | Genotype MTBDRplus assay | Conventional drug susceptibility test | | INH and RIF resistant | All drugs resistant | Only RIF sensitive | All drugs sensitive | Total |
| | Wild type | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | | INH resistant, RIF sensitive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | RIF resistant, INH sensitive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | INH and RIF resistant (MDR) | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| | Total | 35 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 69 |
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