Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in comparison with light-emitting diode-fluorescence microscopy and culture for detecting tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens in Bamako, Mali
Background: The diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) has mostly been relied on a long-used method called sputum smear microscopy. In 2010, Xpert MTB/RIF assay was approved by the World Health Organization for simultaneous TB diagnosis and detection of resistance. Our current study was undertaken to compar...
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| Autors principals: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Col·lecció: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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| Accés en línia: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=4;spage=397;epage=404;aulast=Combo |
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