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ajlm-1166	DeGruy, Kyle; Klein, Katherine; Rey, Zilma; Hall, Patricia; Kim, Andrea; Alexander, Heather	Development of dried tube specimens for Xpert MTB/RIF proficiency testing	2020		.htm	text/html	5139	230	43	Conclusion: Dried tube specimens can be produced using equipment already present in tuberculosis culture laboratories, making Xpert MTB/RIF PT scale-up more feasible in resource-limited settings. While the accuracy and precision of DTS are similar to those reported for other PT panels, the simplicity of matrix preparation and feasibility for transfer to low-resource settings set the DTS Xpert MTB/RIF PT panel apart.13 Additionally, since the procedure is similar to specimen processing for TB culture, much of the laboratory expertise, technical skill, equipment (e.g., Class II BSC, safety centrifuge, BACTEC MGIT 960 or 320 instrument, vortex, and an auxiliary incubator), and consumables necessary for DTS preparation already exist in tuberculosis culture laboratories in resource-limited countries.	cache/ajlm-1166.htm	txt/ajlm-1166.txt