Diagnosing childhood pulmonary tuberculosis using a single sputum specimen on Xpert MTB/RIF at point of care : research

Background. The GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, USA) (Xpert) has proved successful for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis on decontaminated/concentrated induced sputum specimens from children. Capacity to perform induction in many settings is limited. Objective. To assess: (i) volumes of 'routin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	South African medical journal 2015-12, Vol.105 (12), p.1044-1048
Hauptverfasser:	Khan, S., Stevens, W., Scott, L.E., Reubenson, G., Coovadia, A., Gous, N.
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Sprache:	eng
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