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Xpert(®) MTB/RIF assay on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis continues to be a challenge due to the complexity of the causative organism and the wide array of pathologic features seen in this infection. Xpert MTB/RIF can be used on fresh or frozen tissue specimens for diagnosis of tuberculosis with good res...

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Autores principales: Njau, Allan N., Gakinya, Samuel M., Sayed, Shahin, Moloo, Zahir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6779992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616616
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.748