Performance of Xpert® MTB/RIF in diagnosing tuberculous pleuritis using thoracoscopic pleural biopsy

BACKGROUND: Etiological diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis is challenging, owing to a paucity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in the affected region. Moreover, currently available methods, such as the detection of acid-fast bacilli and microbiological culture, are not always conducive to timely...

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Autores principales: Li, Chengjun, Liu, Chang, Sun, Bingqi, Zhang, Wei, Wang, Yang, Sun, Jiao, Ma, Fang, Chen, Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33183269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05578-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33183269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05578-3

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