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Stool Xpert(®) MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis at primary clinics in Zimbabwe

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of Xpert(®) MTB/RIF on stool samples from children with clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) at primary care clinics. DESIGN: A cross-sectional diagnostic evaluation enrolling 5–16 year olds from whom one induced sputum (IS) sample was...

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Autores principales: Chipinduro, M., Mateveke, K., Makamure, B., Ferrand, R. A., Gomo, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5234433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234079
http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.16.0357