False-Positive Xpert MTB/RIF Results in Retested Patients with Previous Tuberculosis: Frequency, Profile, and Prospective Clinical Outcomes

Globally, Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is the most widely used PCR test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Positive results in previously treated patients, which are due to old DNA or active disease, are a diagnostic dilemma. We prospectively retested sputum from 238 patients, irrespective of current...

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Yayımlandı:J Clin Microbiol
Asıl Yazarlar: Theron, Grant, Venter, Rouxjeane, Smith, Liezel, Esmail, Aliasgar, Randall, Philippa, Sood, Vishesh, Oelfese, Suzette, Calligaro, Greg, Warren, Robin, Dheda, Keertan
Materyal Türü: Artigo
Dil:Inglês
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Erişim:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5824043/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29305538
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01696-17
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