Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and rpo B gene in respiratory and non-respiratory clinical specimens at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES: To assess the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF, an automated molecular test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and resistance to rifampin (RIF), against smear microscopy and culture method for diagnosis of MTB infection. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of 103 respiratory and 137...

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Autores principales: Somily, Ali M., Barry, Mazin A., Habib, Hanan A., Alotaibi, Fawzia E., Al-Zamil, Fahad A., Khan, Mohammed A., Sarwar, Mohammed S., Bakhash, Nawab D., Alrabiaah, Abdulkarim A., Shakoor, Zahid A., Senok, Abiola C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2016
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5303782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27874159
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.12.15506

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