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Higher blood volumes improve the sensitivity of direct PCR diagnosis of blood stream tuberculosis among HIV-positive patients: an observation study
BACKGROUND: Blood stream tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is common among HIV-positive patients, turning rapidly fatal unless detected and treated promptly. Blood culture is currently the standard test for the detection of MTB in whole blood but results take weeks; patie...
Autores principales: | Bwanga, Freddie, Disqué, Claudia, Lorenz, Michael G, Allerheiligen, Vera, Worodria, William, Luyombya, Allan, Najjingo, Irene, Weizenegger, Michael |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25656799 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0785-3 |
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