Sputum quality and diagnostic performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF among smear-negative adults with presumed tuberculosis in Uganda.

<h4>Background</h4>Introduction of GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has constituted a major breakthrough for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. Several patient factors may influence diagnostic performance of Xpert including sputum quality.<h4>Objective</h4>We carried out a prospective, observational, cro...

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Autors principals:	Amanda J Meyer, Collins Atuheire, William Worodria, Samuel Kizito, Achilles Katamba, Ingvar Sanyu, Alfred Andama, Irene Ayakaka, Adithya Cattamanchi, Freddie Bwanga, Laurence Huang, J Lucian Davis
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Col·lecció:	PLoS ONE
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180572
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