Do Xpert MTB/RIF Cycle Threshold Values Provide Information about Patient Delays for Tuberculosis Diagnosis?

INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis and initiation to appropriate treatment is vital for tuberculosis (TB) control. The XpertMTB/RIF (Xpert) assay offers rapid TB diagnosis and quantitative estimation of bacterial burden through Cycle threshold (Ct) values. We assessed whether the Xpert Ct value is associ...

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Autores principales: Ssengooba, Willy, Respeito, Durval, Mambuque, Edson, Blanco, Silvia, Bulo, Helder, Mandomando, Inacio, de Jong, Bouke C., Cobelens, Frank G., García-Basteiro, Alberto L.
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/PMC5017620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27611466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162833

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5017620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27611466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162833

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