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Evaluation of Xpert(®) MTB/RIF Assay in Induced Sputum and Gastric Lavage Samples from Young Children with Suspected Tuberculosis from the MVA85A TB Vaccine Trial

OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis is limited by the paucibacillary respiratory samples obtained from young children with pulmonary disease. We aimed to compare accuracy of the Xpert(®) MTB/RIF assay, an automated nucleic acid amplification test, between induced sputum and gastric lavage...

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Autores principales: Bunyasi, Erick Wekesa, Tameris, Michele, Geldenhuys, Hennie, Schmidt, Bey-Marrie, Luabeya, Angelique Kany Kany, Mulenga, Humphrey, Scriba, Thomas J., Hanekom, Willem A., Mahomed, Hassan, McShane, Helen, Hatherill, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26554383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141623

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