Performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosing Tuberculosis Among Symptomatic Household Contacts of Index Patients in South Africa

BACKGROUND: We describe the performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) among symptomatic household contacts (HHCs) of rifampicin-resistant and drug-sensitive index cases. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among HHCs of recently diagnosed (<2 weeks) smear...

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Autores principales: Velen, Kavindhran, Podewils, Laura J, Shah, N Sarita, Lewis, James J, Dinake, Tiro, Churchyard, Gavin J, Reichler, Mary, Charalambous, Salome
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8047860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33884274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab025

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8047860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33884274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab025

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