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Usage of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CB-NAAT/GeneXpert) test as diagnostic modality for pediatric tuberculosis; case series from Mangalore, South India
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in children is challenging. Hereby we report a case series of 4 patients where Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CB NAAT) helped us in early diagnosis. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: Case 1 was a 14-year old girl who was on anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT) f...
Autores principales: | Sahana, K.S., Prabhu, Anitha S, Saldanha, Prakash RM |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830183/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2017.12.002 |
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