Valuing the use of GeneXpert test as an unconventional approach to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis

Abstract Background A rapid, highly sensitive, and qualitative diagnostic test will significantly reduce the incidence of tuberculosis (TB). GeneXpert test is the test that is supposed to play this role with those specifications. Objective Our goal was to assess the precision of the GeneXpert test i...

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Main Authors: Amany Omar, Abd-Elazim Abo Elfadl, Yousef Ahmed, Moustafa Hosny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_88_18