MPT64 antigen detection test improves routine diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting: A study from the tertiary care hospital in Zanzibar

BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a diagnostic challenge. An immunochemistry-based MPT64 antigen detection test (MPT64 test) has reported higher sensitivity in the diagnosis of EPTB compared with conventional methods. The objective of this study was to implement and evaluate the MPT6...

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Autores principales: Jørstad, Melissa Davidsen, Marijani, Msafiri, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma, Sviland, Lisbet, Mustafa, Tehmina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29742144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196723

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29742144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196723

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