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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...
Autores principales: | Birungi, Francine Mwayuma, van Wyk, Brian, Uwimana, Jeannine, Ntaganira, Joseph, Graham, Stephen Michael |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2018
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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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