Application of CBNAAT (Xpert MTB/RIF assay) in new smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients whose sputum are detected to be smear negative for acid fast bacilli (AFB) present a significant challenge for a treating physician. Initiating these patients on anti tuberculous treatment (ATT) on empirical basis is not a good strategy as many were...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1146 |