GeneXpert technology: A breakthrough for the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis and pleuritis in less than 2 hours

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic validity of GeneXpert for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in pericardial and pleural effusions samples. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. A total...

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Autores principales: Saeed, Muhammad, Ahmad, Mobeen, Iram, Shagufta, Riaz, Saba, Akhtar, Mehwish, Aslam, Maleeha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28674714
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.7.17694

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28674714
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.7.17694

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