WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis Module 3: Diagnosis - Rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection. Web Annex A. Information sheets. Third Edition

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WA1 Information sheet: Practical considerations for implementation of the Abbott RealTime MTB and Abbott RealTime MTB RIF/INH tests 

Abbott Molecular diagnostic solution for tuberculosis (TB) has two nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), one for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) (RealTime MTB test) and one for detection of resistance to both rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid...