Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: Correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses

BACKGROUND: Clinical tuberculosis diagnosis and empiric treatment have traditionally been common among patients with negative bacteriologic test results. Increasing availability of rapid molecular diagnostic tests, including Xpert MTB/RIF and the new Xpert Ultra cartridge, may alter the role of empi...

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Autores principales: Kendall, Emily A., Kamoga, Caleb, Kitonsa, Peter J., Nalutaaya, Annet, Salvatore, Phillip P., Robsky, Katherine, Nakasolya, Olga, Mukiibi, James, Isooba, David, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Kato-Maeda, Midori, Katamba, Achilles, Dowdy, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6655770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31339935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220251

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6655770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31339935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220251

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