Performance Characteristics of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Test in a Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey

BACKGROUND: Xpert MTB/RIF (“Xpert”) is a molecular test for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in sputum. Performance characteristics have been established for its use during passive tuberculosis (TB) case detection in symptomatic TB suspects, but Xpert performance has not been assessed i...

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Autores principales: Dorman, Susan E., Chihota, Violet N., Lewis, James J., Shah, Maunank, Clark, David, Grant, Alison D., Churchyard, Gavin J., Fielding, Katherine L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043307

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043307

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