Diagnostic Accuracy of In-House PCR for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Smear-Positive Patients: Meta-Analysis and Metaregression

In-house PCR (hPCR) could speed differential diagnosis between tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in patients with positive smears and pulmonary infiltrates, but its reported accuracy fluctuates across studies. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of hPCR sensit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-03, Vol.47 (3), p.569-576
Hauptverfasser:	Greco, S, Rulli, M, Girardi, E, Piersimoni, C, Saltini, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Microbiology Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes Mycobacterium Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
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