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Why being an expert – despite xpert –remains crucial for children in high TB burden settings
BACKGROUND: As access to Xpert expands in high TB-burden settings, its performance against clinically diagnosed TB as a reference standard provides important insight as the majority of childhood TB is bacteriologically unconfirmed. We aim to describe the characteristics and outcomes of children with...
Autores principales: | Bacha, Jason M., Ngo, Katherine, Clowes, Petra, Draper, Heather R., Ntinginya, Elias N., DiNardo, Andrew, Mangu, Chacha, Sabi, Issa, Mtafya, Bariki, Mandalakas, Anna M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5294844/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2236-9 |
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