Rapid diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis by Xpert MTB/RIF assay using pleural biopsy and pleural fluid specimens

BACKGROUND: Early pleural tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is particularly difficult. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA) assay using pleural biopsy and pleural fluid specimens in patients with suspected pleural TB but who...

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Autores principales: Du, Jinghui, Huang, Zikun, Luo, Qing, Xiong, Guoliang, Xu, Xiaomeng, Li, Weiting, Liu, Xu, Li, Junming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25767518

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