Clinical characteristics that portend a positive Xpert Ultra test result in patients with pleural tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: The performance of Xpert-MTB/RIF, including the newer Xpert Ultra test, for the diagnosis of pleural TB is poor (~28 - 38%). There are no data on patient characteristics that portend a positive Xpert-Ultra test in pleural fluid. These characteristics could be useful for selecting patient...

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Autores principales: Makambwa, E, Maboreke, H R, Fadul, M, Meldau, R, Dhansay, M, Esmail, A, Dheda, K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: South African Medical Association 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34286247
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2019.v25i2.011

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34286247
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2019.v25i2.011

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