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[Tuberculosis in 2015: From diagnosis to the detection of multiresistant cases].
Revue des maladies respiratoires - 1 Oct 2015
Hervé C, Bergot E, Veziris N, Blanc F-X
Abstract excerpt
Incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis, a contagious infectious disease, decreases in France with 4934 reported cases in 2013. Tuberculosis remains a global health problem as smear is positive in only 50% cases and culture methods require time. In such a context, genotypic diagnostic tools such as Xpert® MTB/RIF gained interest. This rapid and simple-to-use nucleic acid amplification test allows a diagnosis in two...
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