Characteristics and Early Outcomes of Patients With Xpert MTB/RIF-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosed During Screening Before Antiretroviral Therapy

Background. A proportion of patients with tuberculosis diagnosed by sputum culture during screening before antiretroviral therapy (ART) have false-negative Xpert MTB/RIF assay results (Xpert-negative tuberculosis). We determined the characteristics and early ART program outcomes of such patients. Me...

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Autores principales: Lawn, Stephen D., Kerkhoff, Andrew D., Vogt, Monica, Ghebrekristos, Yonas, Whitelaw, Andrew, Wood, Robin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22318975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir1039

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