Diagnostic performance of smear microscopy and incremental yield of Xpert in detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rwanda

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis control program of Rwanda is currently phasing in light emitting diode-fluorescent microscopy (LED-FM) as an alternative to Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) smear microscopy. This, alongside the newly introduced Xpert (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is expected to improve diagnosis of tuber...

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Autores principales: Ngabonziza, Jean Claude Semuto, Ssengooba, Willy, Mutua, Florence, Torrea, Gabriela, Dushime, Augustin, Gasana, Michel, Andre, Emmanuel, Uwamungu, Schifra, Nyaruhirira, Alaine Umubyeyi, Mwaengo, Dufton, Muvunyi, Claude Mambo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5101805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27825314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2009-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5101805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27825314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2009-x

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