Bacterial Loads Measured by the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay as Markers of Culture Conversion and Bacteriological Cure in Pulmonary TB

INTRODUCTION: Biomarkers are needed to monitor tuberculosis (TB) treatment and predict treatment outcomes. We evaluated the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay as a biomarker for TB treatment during and at the end of the 24 weeks therapy. METHODS: Sputum from 108 HIV-negative, culture-positive pulmonary TB...

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Autores principales: Shenai, Shubhada, Ronacher, Katharina, Malherbe, Stefanus, Stanley, Kim, Kriel, Magdalena, Winter, Jill, Peppard, Thomas, Barry, Charles E., Wang, Jing, Dodd, Lori E., Via, Laura E., Barry, Clifton E., Walzl, Gerhard, Alland, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27508390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160062

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27508390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160062

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