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Evaluation of Xpert(®) Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin in sputum-smear negative and sputum-scarce patients with pulmonary tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
CONTEXT: Sputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a diagnostic challenge. Xpert(®) Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin (MTB/RIF) provides a rapid diagnosis on high-quality biological specimen obtained by bronchoscopy. AIMS: The aim of this study is to evaluate Xpert(®)...
Autores principales: | Gowda, Nikhil C, Ray, Animesh, Soneja, Manish, Khanna, Arjun, Sinha, Sanjeev |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29970767 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_412_17 |
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