Comparison between the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/Rif assay and culture for pleural tuberculosis using tissue biopsy

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis is difficult as it is a paucibacillary disease and a combination of tests is required to diagnose it, which have varied diagnostic accuracy and increase the cost. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Xpert MTB/Rif...

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Autores principales: Akhter, Nousheen, Sumalani, Kamran Khan, Chawla, Dimple, Ahmed Rizvi, Nadeem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31579677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00065-2019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31579677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00065-2019

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