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...

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Autores principales: Phuong, Nguyen Thi Bich, Anh, Nguyen Thu, Van Son, Nguyen, Sintchenko, Vitali, Ho, Jennifer, Fox, Greg J., Nhung, Nguyen Viet, Marks, Guy B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Technical Advance
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

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