Detection of Multi-Drug-Resistance in Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Indirect GenoType MTBDRplus Line Probe Assay
Introduction: Approximately 15 to 20 percent of tuberculosis TRUE FOCUS patients have extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EP-TB), which is often difficult to diagnose.Further multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in EP samples has not been reported.The aim of the present study was rapid diagnosis of MDR-TB in EP samples by using Mycobacteria Growth