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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...

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Autores principales: Sahana, K.S., Prabhu, Anitha S, Saldanha, Prakash RM
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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