A Field Evaluation of the Hardy TB MODS Kit™ for the Rapid Phenotypic Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Laura Martin; Jorge Coronel; Dunia Faulx; Melissa Valdez; Mutsumi Metzler; Chris Crudder; Edith Castillo; Luz Caviedes; Louis Grandjean; Mitzi Rodriguez; Jon S. Friedland; Robert H. Gilman; David A. J. Moore

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107258

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A Field Evaluation of the Hardy TB MODS Kit™ for the Rapid Phenotypic Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Laura Martin ,

* E-mail: martin.lauraj@gmail.com

Affiliations Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Wellcome Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Jorge Coronel,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Dunia Faulx,

Affiliation PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Melissa Valdez,

Affiliation PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Mutsumi Metzler,

Affiliation PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Chris Crudder,

Affiliation PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Edith Castillo,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Salud Pública de la Dirección Regional de Salud del Callao, Lima, Peru
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Luz Caviedes,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Louis Grandjean,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Wellcome Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Mitzi Rodriguez,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Salud Pública de la Dirección Regional de Salud del Callao, Lima, Peru
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Jon S. Friedland,

Affiliation Wellcome Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Robert H. Gilman,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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David A. J. Moore

Affiliations Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, TB Centre and Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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A Field Evaluation of the Hardy TB MODS Kit™ for the Rapid Phenotypic Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Laura Martin,
Jorge Coronel,
Dunia Faulx,
Melissa Valdez,
Mutsumi Metzler,
Chris Crudder,
Edith Castillo,
Luz Caviedes,
Louis Grandjean,
Mitzi Rodriguez

Published: September 16, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107258

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