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Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a hospital in China

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in China. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included sputum specimens of 240 suspected TB cases. Specimens were examined by light microscopy for the presence of acid-fast bacilli, which were cultu...

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Autores principales: Tang, Tingyu, Liu, Fang, Lu, Xiaoling, Huang, Qingdong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28351283
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060517698618