Comparison of GeneXpert cycle threshold values with smear microscopy and culture as a measure of mycobacterial burden in five regional referral hospitals of Uganda- A cross-sectional study.

<h4>Background</h4>Determining mycobacterial burden is important in assessing severity of disease, evaluating infectiousness and predicting patient treatment outcomes. Mycobacterial burden assessed by smear microscopy grade and time to culture positivity is clearly interpretable by most physicians....

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Hauptverfasser:	Irene Najjingo, Winters Muttamba, Bruce J Kirenga, Joanitah Nalunjogi, Ritah Bakesiima, Francis Olweny, Pastan Lusiba, Achilles Katamba, Moses Joloba, Willy Ssengooba
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216901
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