Comparison of GeneXpert cycle threshold values with smear microscopy and culture as a measure of mycobacterial burden in five regional referral hospitals of Uganda- A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Determining mycobacterial burden is important in assessing severity of disease, evaluating infectiousness and predicting patient treatment outcomes. Mycobacterial burden assessed by smear microscopy grade and time to culture positivity is clearly interpretable by most physicians. GeneXpe...

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Pubblicato in:PLoS One
Autori principali: Najjingo, Irene, Muttamba, Winters, Kirenga, Bruce J., Nalunjogi, Joanitah, Bakesiima, Ritah, Olweny, Francis, Lusiba, Pastan, Katamba, Achilles, Joloba, Moses, Ssengooba, Willy
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2019
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6519814/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31091275
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216901
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