Evaluation of the Active Melioidosis Detect™ test as a point-of-care tool for the early diagnosis of melioidosis: a comparison with culture in Laos

BACKGROUND: Melioidosis is difficult to diagnose clinically and culture of Burkholderia pseudomallei is the current, imperfect gold standard. However, a reliable point-of-care test (POCT) could enable earlier treatment and improve outcomes. METHODS: We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of th...

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Autores principales: Rizzi, Maria Chiara, Rattanavong, Sayaphet, Bouthasavong, Latsaniphone, Seubsanith, Amphayvanh, Vongsouvath, Manivanh, Davong, Viengmon, De Silvestri, Annalisa, Manciulli, Tommaso, Newton, Paul N, Dance, David A B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31638152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trz092

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