Tissue Xpert® MTB/RIF Assay in Peritoneal Tuberculosis: To be (Done) or Not to be (Done)

Introduction Peritoneal tuberculosis (PTB) is a paucibacillary disease with poor mycobacterial yield in ascitic fluid. The Xpert® MTB/RIF assay (Gene Xpert) is a new tool for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and has not yet been studied on peritoneal tissue. The present study aimed to investigate...

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Autores principales: Dahale, Amol S, Puri, Amarender S, Kumar, Ajay, Dalal, Ashok, Agarwal, Anil, Sachdeva, Sanjeev
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6713244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497439
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5009

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