Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIF with ProbeTec ET DTB and COBAS TaqMan MTB for direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

BACKGROUND: Nucleic acid amplification assays allow for the rapid and accurate detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) directly in clinical specimens thereby facilitating diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). With the fully automated Xpert MTB/RIF system (Cepheid) an innovative solution of TB diagno...

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Autores principales: Antonenka, Uladzimir, Hofmann-Thiel, Sabine, Turaev, Laziz, Esenalieva, Ainura, Abdulloeva, Mokhonim, Sahalchyk, Evgeni, Alnour, Tarig, Hoffmann, Harald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23786563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-280

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