TBSURE: An Improved Multiplex Real-Time PCR for TB Detection and Differentiation from Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in Adult Indian Population

Aakansha Bhawsar^1#, Rajni Garg^1,2#, Jasbeer Chhabra³, Rajendra Prasad², Atul Thatai^3* and Rakesh Bhatnagar^1*

¹BSL3 Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

²Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Manesar, Gurgaon, Amity University, Haryana, India

³Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd., National Reference Laboratory, Rohini, New Delhi, India

^#Contributed equally to this work

^*Corresponding Author(s): Atul Thatai, Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd., National Reference Laboratory, Rohini, New Delhi -110085, India, Tel: 9810205412 Email: Rakesh Bhatnagar, BSL3 Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India, Tel: +91 11 26704079 Email: