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Diagnosing Tuberculous Peritonitis Early in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay

Diagnosing tuberculous peritonitis can be challenging, with mycobacterial culture potentially taking weeks for a positive result. This report describes 2 cases where a prompt diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis was made employing the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA).

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Pubblicato in:Perit Dial Int
Autori principali: Edwards, Sarah, Glynn, Patricia, David, Miruna D., Kamesh, Lavanya
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Multimed Inc 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4934444/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27385809
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2015.00233
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