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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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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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