Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy by endobronchial ultrasound

The Xpert (GeneXpert) MTB/RIF, an integrated polymerase chain reaction assay, has not been systematically studied in extrapulmonary and in particular mediastinal tuberculosis (TB). To investigate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of intrathoracic nodal TB in a large tertiary urban me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2014-03, Vol.11 (3), p.392-396
Hauptverfasser:	Dhasmana, Devesh J, Ross, Clare, Bradley, Clare J, Connell, David W, George, Peter M, Singanayagam, Aran, Jepson, Annette, Craig, Clare, Wright, Corrina, Molyneaux, Philip L, Wickremasinghe, Melissa, Lalvani, Ajit, Cooke, Graham S, Kon, Onn Min
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antibiotics, Antitubercular Brief Communication Bronchoscopy Cohort Studies Drug Resistance, Bacterial Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Female Humans Lymphatic Diseases - diagnosis Lymphatic Diseases - microbiology Male Mediastinal Diseases - diagnosis Mediastinal Diseases - microbiology Middle Aged Mycobacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Polymerase Chain Reaction Rifampin Sensitivity and Specificity Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis Young Adult
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