Comparative Analysis of 2 Diagnostic Devices for Detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and Drug Resistance in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Determine the Optimal Diagnostic for Local Needs
Countries with high burden of drug-resistant TB should carry out national prevalence surveys to assess rates of multidrug-resistant TB and INH monoresistance. Those with higher rates should consider adopting BD MAX due to its ability to accurately diagnose RIF and INH resistance.
Authors
- Juliana G E Bartels
- Lyazzat Yeraliyeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-166X)
- Nurlan Takenov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-9486)
- Venera Bismilda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-9812)
- Yanis Ben Amor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1278-8715)
- Аnar Rakisheva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-464X)
- Lyailya Chingissova
- Ainur Eleusizova
Institutions
- Almaty Management University (KZ)
- National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (GE)
- Kazakh Institute of Oncology and Radiology (KZ)
- Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology (RU)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf342
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- American Association of Bovine Practitioners