Diagnostic Accuracy of GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay in Comparison to Conventional Drug Susceptibility Testing Method for the Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

• Pratikshya Pandey,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Mark Formulations Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Narayan Dutt Pant ,

  * E-mail: ndpant1987@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Grande International Hospital, Dhapasi, Kathmandu, Nepal

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-2633

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• Komal Raj Rijal,

  Affiliation Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Bhawana Shrestha,

  Affiliation German Nepal Tuberculosis Project- National Reference Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Sirita Kattel,

  Affiliation Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Megha Raj Banjara,

  Affiliation Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Bhagwan Maharjan,

  Affiliation German Nepal Tuberculosis Project- National Reference Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Rajendra KC

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Modern Technical College, Lalitpur, Nepal

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