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Additional benefits of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with prior exposure to fluoroquinolones

BACKGROUND: We performed a prospective study to investigate the association between pre-diagnosis exposure to fluoroquinolone (FQ) and laboratory testing results among tuberculosis (TB) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Each TB-suspected patient provided sputum specimen for mycobacteria growth indicat...

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Autores principales: Tang, Peijun, Xu, Ping, Shu, Wei, Wang, Xiafang, Guo, Jian, Song, Huafeng, Li, Sumei, Pang, Yu, Wu, Meiying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6314046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30643436
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S181259