An Integrated Approach to Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistance Using Liquid Culture and Molecular Methods in Russia

Yanina Balabanova; Francis Drobniewski; Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy; Annika Kruuner; Nadezhda Malomanova; Tatyana Simak; Nailya Ilyina; Svetlana Zakharova; Natalya Lebedeva; Heather L. Alexander; Rick O'Brien; Hojoon Sohn; Anastasia Shakhmistova; Ivan Fedorin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007129

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An Integrated Approach to Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistance Using Liquid Culture and Molecular Methods in Russia

Yanina Balabanova ,

* E-mail: y.balabanova@qmul.ac.uk

Affiliations National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Queen Mary College, Barts and the London School of Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom, Samara Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary, Samara, Russia
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Francis Drobniewski,

Affiliation National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Queen Mary College, Barts and the London School of Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy,

Affiliation National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Queen Mary College, Barts and the London School of Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Annika Kruuner,

Affiliation National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Queen Mary College, Barts and the London School of Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Nadezhda Malomanova,

Affiliation Samara Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary, Samara, Russia
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Tatyana Simak,

Affiliation Samara Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary, Samara, Russia
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Nailya Ilyina,

Affiliation Samara Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary, Samara, Russia
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Svetlana Zakharova,

Affiliation Samara City Tuberculosis Service, Samara, Russia
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Natalya Lebedeva,

Affiliation Samara City Tuberculosis Service, Samara, Russia
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Heather L. Alexander,

Affiliations Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostic, Cointrin/Geneva, Switzerland, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of TB Elimination, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Rick O'Brien,

Affiliation Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostic, Cointrin/Geneva, Switzerland
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Hojoon Sohn,

Affiliation Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostic, Cointrin/Geneva, Switzerland
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Anastasia Shakhmistova,

Affiliation Samara Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary, Samara, Russia
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Ivan Fedorin

Affiliation Samara Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary, Samara, Russia
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An Integrated Approach to Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistance Using Liquid Culture and Molecular Methods in Russia

Yanina Balabanova,
Francis Drobniewski,
Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy,
Annika Kruuner,
Nadezhda Malomanova,
Tatyana Simak,
Nailya Ilyina,
Svetlana Zakharova,
Natalya Lebedeva,
Heather L. Alexander

Published: September 23, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007129

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