Meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of GeneXpert, MODS and the WHO 2007 algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SN-PTB), which is common in HIV-infected patients, is difficult to diagnose using smear microscopy alone. In 2007, the WHO developed an algorithm to improve the diagnosis and management of smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV prevalent and resource co...

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Main Authors: Walusimbi, Simon, Bwanga, Freddie, De Costa, Ayesha, Haile, Melles, Joloba, Moses, Hoffner, Sven
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833313/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24172543
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-507
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