Tuberculous spondylitis diagnosed through Xpert MTB/RIF assay in urine: a case report

BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of EPTB is challenging in resource-limited settings due to difficulties in obtaining samples, as well as the paucibacillarity of the specimens. Skeletal tuberculosis accounts for 10–35 ...

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Publié dans:BMC Infect Dis
Auteurs principaux: Sikalengo, George, Ramirez, Adria, Faini, Diana, Mwamelo, Kim, Battegay, Manuel, Jugheli, Levan, Hatz, Christoph, Reither, Klaus, Letang, Emilio
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2016
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Case Report
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037907/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27670679
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1844-0
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