Assessment of diagnostic accuracy of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF in diagnosis of suspected retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Background: Retreatment cases of tuberculosis are reemerging as public and global health concerns, not only for dissemination of infection but for their multidrug resistant behavior as well, comprising an important challenge for National Tuberculosis Control Programs. Gene Xpert MTB/RIF is an automa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300425 |