Comparison of same day diagnostic tools including Gene Xpert and unstimulated IFN-γ for the evaluation of pleural tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: The accuracy of currently available same-day diagnostic tools (smear microscopy and conventional nucleic acid amplification tests) for pleural tuberculosis (TB) is sub-optimal. Newer technologies may offer improved detection. METHODS: Smear-microscopy, adenosine deaminase (ADA), interfer...

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Autores principales: Meldau, Richard, Peter, Jonny, Theron, Grant, Calligaro, Greg, Allwood, Brian, Symons, Greg, Khalfey, Hoosain, Ntombenhle, Gina, Govender, Ureshnie, Binder, Anke, van Zyl-Smit, Richard, Dheda, Keertan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-58

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-58

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