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False rifampicin resistant results using Xpert MTB/RIF on urine samples in hospitalised HIV-infected patients

BACKGROUND: A small proportion of false rifampicin resistant results have previously been reported using GeneXpert MTB/RIF version G4 on sputum samples; however, this has not been investigated for urine samples in HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB). OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the proportion of...

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Autores principales: Schutz, Charlotte, Ward, Amy, Burton, Rosie, Nicol, Mark P., Blumenthal, Liz, Meintjes, Graeme, Kerkhoff, Andrew D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6739559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534789
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v20i1.978