Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples in People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in China: A Prospective Study

BACKGROUND: Sputum is commonly used for the diagnostic testing of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), but people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) usually have little sputum. Moreover, the automated molecular test, Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert), has a low sensitivity in PLWHA. We aimed to estimate the performanc...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Peize, Liu, HouMing, Wang, Hui, Wu, Yanbo, Sun, Liqin, Rao, Man, Jia, Xinyun, Song, Ying, Deng, Guofang, Li, Tianpin, Ye, Feidi, Zhou, Yang, Liao, Yi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8439626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34531689
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S319117

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