Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in Fecal Specimens From Adults Diagnosed With Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using the Xpert MTB/Rifampicin Test

Background. The Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)/rifampicin (RIF) is a fully automated diagnostic test that allows for the detection of MTB including its RIF resistance. Although the test is used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in sputum samples worldwide, studies using fecal specimens...

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Autores principales: Kokuto, Hiroyuki, Sasaki, Yuka, Yoshimatsu, Shoji, Mizuno, Kazue, Yi, Lina, Mitarai, Satoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26125035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv074

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