Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by Using a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test in an Urban Population with High HIV Prevalence in the United States

BACKGROUND: Use of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) has been recommended on respiratory specimens submitted for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) testing. It also helps distinguish between TB and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) species in a settin...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Miwako, Ray, Susan M., Hanfelt, John, Wang, Yun F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25340424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107552

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25340424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107552

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