Stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children at a teaching and referral hospital in Southwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children is challenging mainly due to the difficulty of obtaining respiratory specimen and lack of sensitive diagnostic tests. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert here after) for the diagnosis of...

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Autores principales: Dubale, Mitiku, Tadesse, Mulualem, Berhane, Melkamu, Mekonnen, Mekidim, Abebe, Gemeda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9070927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35511771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267661

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9070927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35511771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267661

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