Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum specimens in remote health care facility

BACKGROUND: Xpert MTB/RIF assay is considered as a great advance over conventional smear and culture in the diagnosis of TB and MDR-TB by simultaneously detecting M.tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance bacilli. However, very little information regarding the performance characteristics of Xpert MTB...

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Autores principales: Geleta, Dereje Assefa, Megerssa, Yoseph Cherinet, Gudeta, Adugna Negussie, Akalu, Gizachew Taddesse, Debele, Melaku Tesfaye, Tulu, Kassu Desta
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/PMC4615882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0566-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4615882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0566-6

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