Chest Radiography and Xpert MTB/RIF® Testing in Persons with Presumptive Pulmonary TB: Gaps and Challenges from a District in Karnataka, India

BACKGROUND: In India, as per the latest diagnostic algorithm, all persons with presumptive pulmonary TB (PPTB) are required to undergo sputum smear examination and chest radiography (CXR) upfront. Those with sputum smear positive, sputum smear negative, but CXR lesions suggestive of TB or those with...

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Autores principales: Kanakaraju, Manjula, Nagaraja, Sharath Burugina, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Babu, Yella Ramesh, Madhukeshwar, Akshaya Kibballi, Narasimhaiah, Somashekar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6969998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31969997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5632810

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6969998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31969997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5632810

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