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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (8): 761-765.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.08.002

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Inspiration of the WHO Updated on the use of nucleic acid amplification tests to detect TB and drug-resistant TB: rapid communication

XIA Hui, ZHAO Yan-lin()   

  1. National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2021-04-30 Online:2021-08-10 Published:2021-07-30
  • Contact: ZHAO Yan-lin E-mail:zhaoyl@chinacdc.cn

Abstract:

Rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis is essential to tuberculosis prevention and control. The World Health Organization issued the Update on the use of nucleic acid amplification tests to detect TB and drug-resistant TB: rapid communication in February 18th 2021. This inspiration provided an interpretation of detailed introduction of the technologies and their technical performance, and elaborated the experience, potential effects on the current national tuberculosis control program and implementation considerations of these technologies.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nucleic acid amplification techniques, Drug resistance,bacterial