Diagnostic Yield of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis among the Sputum-Scarce Suspected Pulmonary TB Patients

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide and is caused by the single infectious agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Although sputum is the most common specimen for pulmonary TB detection, some other respiratory specimens, such as bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid,...

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Autores principales: Uddin, Mohammad Khaja Mafij, Ather, Md. Fahim, Akter, Sharmin, Nasrin, Rumana, Rahman, Tanjina, Kabir, Sk Nazmul, Rahman, S. M. Mazidur, Pouzol, Stephane, Hoffmann, Jonathan, Banu, Sayera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35885580
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12071676

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35885580
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12071676

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