New and improved diagnostics for detection of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

O'Grady, Justin, Maeurer, Markus, Mwaba, Peter, Kapata, Nathan, Bates, Matthew, Hoelscher, Michael and Zumla, Alimuddin (2011) New and improved diagnostics for detection of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 17 (3). pp. 134-141. ISSN 1070-5287

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Abstract

In this review, we describe the phenotypic and genotypic methods currently available for the diagnosis of TB and drug-resistant forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and discuss future prospects for TB diagnostics. Current technologies for the detection of drug resistant M. tuberculosis vary greatly in terms of turnaround time, cost and complexity. Ultimately, the ‘holy grail’ diagnostic for TB must fulfil all technical specifications for a good point-of-care test, screen for drug resistance concurrently and be adaptable to the various health system levels and to countries with diverse economic status and TB burden.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Medical Microbiology (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	Sophie Buckingham
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2013 10:26
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2024 01:20
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/41768
DOI:	10.1097/MCP.0b013e3283452346

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