Study of diagnostic utility of Xpert MTB/Rif test on pleural fluid in the evaluation of patients presenting with Pleural Tuberculosis in Nepal

INTRODUCTION: Existing tests for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) have major limitations in terms of accuracy, time to diagnosis and drug resistance testing. A test which can diagnose pleural TB and detect resistance, like Xpert MTB/Rif, would be optimal for rapid diagnosis and treatment....

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Autores principales: Mishra, Deebya Raj, Bhatta, Narendra, Lamsal, Madhab, Bhattarai, Narayan, Maskey, Robin, Shah, Niharika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9810904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36618196
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_256_22

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