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Improved Diagnostic Sensitivity for TB Meningitis with Xpert MTB/Rif of centrifuged CSF: a prospective study

INTRODUCTION: TB meningitis (TBM) diagnosis is difficult and novel diagnostic methods are needed. The World Health Organization recommends Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) as the initial TBM diagnostic test, based on two studies reporting suboptimal sensitivity (~50–60%). OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of cere...

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Publicado en:Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Autores principales: Bahr, Nathan C, Tugume, Lillian, Rajasingham, Radha, Kiggundu, Reuben, Williams, Darlisha A, Morawski, Bozena, Alland, David, Meya, David B, Rhein, Joshua, Boulware, David R
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4768484/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26459535
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0253
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