Effect of sputum quality and role of Xpert(®) MTB/ RIF assay for detection of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in same-day diagnosis strategy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: There is limited information on the performance of the Xpert(®) MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPT) and rifampicin resistance (RR) in the same-day diagnosis approach. The effects of sputum quality and other factors affecting the Xpert performance ar...

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Autores principales: Sinshaw, Waganeh, Kebede, Abebaw, Bitew, Adane, Tadesse, Mengistu, Mehamed, Zemedu, Alemu, Ayinalem, Yenew, Bazezew, Amare, Misikir, Dagne, Biniyam, Diriba, Getu, Tesfaye, Ephrem, Gamtesa, Dinka F., Abebaw, Yeshiwork, Mollalign, Helina Molallign, Seid, Getachew, Getahun, Muluwork
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2022
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9453192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091348
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1671

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9453192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091348
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1671

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