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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...
Autores principales: | Makambwa, E, Maboreke, H R, Fadul, M, Meldau, R, Dhansay, M, Esmail, A, Dheda, K |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2019
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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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