The value of xpert MTB/RIF-generated CT values for predicting the smear status of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Smear microscopy is used to assess the patient's infectiousness at the time of initial diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. However, its limited sensitivity and specificity highlights the need for new diagnostic strategies. The aim of our study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy...

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Autores principales: Fradejas, Isabel, Ontañón, Belén, Muñoz-Gallego, Irene, Ramírez-Vela, M.J., López-Roa, Paula
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2018.04.002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2018.04.002

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