Xpert MTB/RIF assay did not improve diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among child contacts in Rwanda

INTRODUCTION: To report on the diagnostic yield using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on gastric lavage samples from children (<15 years) who were household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Kigali, Rwanda. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 216 child contacts of index cases with s...

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Autores principales: Birungi, Francine Mwayuma, van Wyk, Brian, Uwimana, Jeannine, Ntaganira, Joseph, Graham, Stephen Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30167066
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.30.39.12600

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30167066
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.30.39.12600

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