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The role of chest radiography in the diagnosis of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalised Xpert MTB/RIF-negative patients

The role of chest radiography to diagnose active tuberculosis in symptomatic patients who have a negative Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) test result is unclear. This study aimed to assess the performance of chest radiography and the value of chest radiography findings for a prediction tool to identify cases...

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Autores principales: Kebede, Wakjira, Abebe, Gemeda, Gudina, Esayas Kebede, Kedir, Elias, Tran, Thuy Ngan, Van Rie, Annelies
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00708-2020