Usefulness of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra to Rapidly Diagnose Sputum Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Bronchial Washing Fluid

This study evaluated the performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Xpert Ultra) to detect smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Xpert Ultra assay was prospectively performed using bronchial washing fluid (BWF) in comparison to COBAS TaqMan MTB (COBAS) assay and mycobacterial culture. Of t...

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Published in:Front Microbiol
Main Authors: Chien, Jung-Yien, Lin, Ching-Kai, Yu, Chong-Jen, Hsueh, Po-Ren
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7536285/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33072058
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.588963
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