Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis: a prospective validation study

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculous meningitis accounts for 1–5% of tuberculosis cases. Diagnostic delay contributes to poor outcomes. We evaluated the performance of the new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) for tuberculous meningitis diagnosis. METHODS: In this prospective validation study, we tested the ce...

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Autores principales: Cresswell, Fiona V, Tugume, Lillian, Bahr, Nathan C, Kwizera, Richard, Bangdiwala, Ananta S, Musubire, Abdu K, Rutakingirwa, Morris, Kagimu, Enock, Nuwagira, Edwin, Mpoza, Edward, Rhein, Joshua, Williams, Darlisha A, Muzoora, Conrad, Grint, Daniel, Elliott, Alison M, Meya, David B, Boulware, David R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science ;, The Lancet Pub. Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30550-X

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30550-X

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