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Effect of two alternative methods of pooling sputum prior to testing for tuberculosis with genexpert MTB/RIF
BACKGROUND: Pooling sputum specimens is one potential strategy for reducing the cost of using Xpert MTB/RIF, a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based test, for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. We sought to compare the sensitivity of two alternative method of pooling. METHODS: Patients r...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6486971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31029099 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3778-9 |