First-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing (SL-DST) for Tuberculosis: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, and Keynotes

 Introduction First-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing (FL-DST or sometimes referred to in context as SL-DST when covering all first-line agents: Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Ethambutol, Pyrazinamide) is a crucial laboratory procedure used to determine if a patient’s Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strain is sensitive or resistant to primary anti-TB …

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MDR Candida NGS:Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

MDR Candida NGS:Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

 Introduction of MDR Candida NGS MDR Candida NGS refers to the use of Next-Generation Sequencing for the detection, identification, and resistance gene profiling of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Candida species, such as Candida auris, Candida glabrata, and others resistant to azoles, echinocandins, or polyenes. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) …

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