Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons
Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is usually achieved by testing sputum for presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by microscopy, culture or nucleic acid amplification tests. However, many individuals are unable to produce sputum, particularly early in the course of illness. Studies have reported...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579420300061 |