Diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis is greatly improved by Xpert MTB/RIF

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of pulmonary (PTB) and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in smear-negative patients can be difficult. We assessed retrospectively the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF system (Xpert, Cepheid) in diagnosing smear-negative tuberculosis (TB), which represents the most common form of...

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Autores principales: Lombardi, Giulia, Di Gregori, Valentina, Girometti, Nicolò, Tadolini, Marina, Bisognin, Francesco, Dal Monte, Paola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5400262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28430807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176186

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