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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra CT value provides a rapid measure of sputum bacillary burden and predicts smear status in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Traditionally, smear microscopy has been used to estimate bacillary burden in order to assess infectiousness in tuberculosis (TB) patients. Since Xpert MTB assays might replace smear microscopy as the first-line diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis, an alternative measure of bacillary load tha...

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Autores principales: Martin-Higuera, M. C., Rivas, G., Rolo, M., Muñoz-Gallego, I., Lopez-Roa, Paula
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9884223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36709214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28869-6