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• The Cobas MTB-RIF/INH test is a part of mycobacteria test menu which includes Cobas MTB and MAI tests for use on the Cobas 6800/8800 Systems- providing clinicians to speed up the treatment & reduces the spreading of an infection
• The cobas MTB test allows the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) DNA- cobas MAI test allows direct detection and differentiation of M.avium and M. intracellulare DNA in symptomatic patients from their raw sputum- sputum sediment and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) sediment samples
• The cobas MTB-RIF/INH test is used for the detection of mutation associated with resistance to antibiotics rifampicin and isoniazid in tuberculosis

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