Xpert MTB/RIF assay can be used on archived gastric aspirate and induced sputum samples for sensitive diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) in children is neglected, mainly due to lack of sensitive diagnostic tools. Recently Xpert MTB/RIF assay has revolutionized the diagnostic field, but its usefulness in pediatric TB has not been reported from India and no report is available on its use on long term archi...

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Autores principales: Singh, Sarman, Singh, Amit, Prajapati, Suneel, Kabra, Sushil K., Lodha, Rakesh, Mukherjee, Aparna, Singh, Varinder, Hesseling, Anneke C., Grewal, Harleen M. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26420261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0528-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26420261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0528-z

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