Abstracts & publications concerning the MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test

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1.-Abstracts & publications concerning the MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test.
2.-Citations concerning the MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test.
3.-Optimization of tb field testing: in-transit sputum decontamination & culture on colorimetric          selective media for tb diagnosis & drug-susceptibility testing.
4.-Enhancing TB culture diagnosis with the colorimetric indicator STC.
6.-A simple colour test for diagnosing MDRTB & XDRTB under field conditions.
7.-Simplifying culture-based TB/MDRTB testing for peripheral labs.
8.-Evaluation of Microscopic-Observation Drug-Susceptibility (MODS) vs. clinical assessment,             sputum microscopy, culture and PCR for diagnosing patients with tuberculosis in a resource-poor     setting.
9.-Validation of the Microscopic-Observation Drug-Susceptibility (MODS) technique for drug-               susceptibility testing during TB therapy.
10.-Rapid direct MDRTB testing better predicts clinical outcome than conventional delayed testing.
11.-Operational effectiveness of sensitive TB culture and drug-susceptibility testing in a high-            prevalence setting.
12.-A simple colour test for diagnosing MDRTB & XDRTB under field conditions.
13.-Comparison of TB diagnosis with the MDR/XDRTB Colour Test & MOD.
14.-Field assessment of TB culture techniques in a resource-poor jungle setting.
15.-The Colour Test for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberclosis strains.
16.-THE SPECIFICITY OF MDR/XDR-TB COLOUR TEST FOR DIFFERENTIATING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS FROM ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA.
17.-The MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test simultaneous culture and drug susceptibility results predict           tuberculosis outcomes.
18.-Carbendazim reduces contamination of TB cultures in the thin layer agar MDR/XDR-TB Colour     Test.
19.-Comparison of time to MDR-TB diagnosis with the MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test & current algorithm   in a resource-poor jungle setting in Peru.