Is Xpert MTB/RIF appropriate for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy with pleural fluid samples? A systematic review

BACKGROUND: Tuberculous pleurisy (TP) presents a diagnostic problem due to the limitations of traditional diagnostic methods. Different studies with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay have drawn variable conclusions about its values in TP diagnosis. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess whether the Xpert MTB/...

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Autores principales: Huo, Zhen-yu, Peng, Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29940951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3196-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29940951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3196-4

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