Validity of a CB-NAAT assay in diagnosing tuberculosis in comparison to culture: A study from an urban area of South India

• Aishwarya Raj,
• Shrikala Baliga,
• M. Suchitra Shenoy,
• B. Dhanashree,
• P. Prasanna Mithra,
• Smitha K. Nambiar,
• Leesha Sharon

Affiliations

Aishwarya Raj

Department of Biophysics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bengaluru, India

Shrikala Baliga

Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India; Manipal McGill Centre for Infectious Diseases, PSPH, Manipal, India

M. Suchitra Shenoy

Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India; Manipal McGill Centre for Infectious Diseases, PSPH, Manipal, India; Corresponding author at: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India.

B. Dhanashree

Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India; Manipal McGill Centre for Infectious Diseases, PSPH, Manipal, India

P. Prasanna Mithra

Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India

Smitha K. Nambiar

Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

Leesha Sharon

Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India