Publications
Detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistances of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by particle counting immunoassay (PACIA) Institute of Tropical Medicine
The simple direct slide method is comparable to indirect Lowenstein Jensen proportion culture for detecting rifampicin resistant tuberculosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Introduction. Drug resistant tuberculosis remains a worldwide problem that requires prompt diagnosis.
Hypothesis/Gap statement. The WHO recommended direct, rapid Xpert MTB/RIF is prohibitively costly, therefore, there is a need to validate a rapid, affordable DST for use in low-and middle-income settings.
Aim. The technical performance and time to results of a simple, direct microscopy -based slide DST (SDST) assay for ...
Management of falsepositive rifampicin resistant Xpert MTB/RIF - Authors' reply Institute of Tropical Medicine
Management of falsepositive rifampicin resistant Xpert MTB/RIF University of Antwerp
Analyse génétique des mécanismes de résistance à la rifampicine et de la transmission des souches du complexe Mycobacterium tuberculosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Detection of Rifampicine resistance mutations in the 81 bp RRDR of rpoBGene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using Xpert MTB/RIF in Kinshasa, DRC: a retrospective study Institute of Tropical Medicine
Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to isoniazid and/or rifampicin: standardization of multiplex polymerase chain reaction analysis Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Drug susceptibility testing using molecular techniques can enhance the identification of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Two multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays were developed to detect the most common resistance-associated mutations to isoniazid (katGS315T, inhA-15C -> T), and rifampicin (rpoBH526Y and rpoBS531L). To assess the species specificity of the qPCR, we selected 31 nontuberculous mycobacteria ...