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Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis at peripheral tuberculosis clinics.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Apr 2017
Shao Yan, Peng Hong, Chen Cheng, Zhu Tao, Ji Ming, Jiang Wei, Zhu Wei, Zhai Xiang Jun, Lu Wei
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Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in China, while delayed patient finding obstructed disease control, especially for smear-negative patients. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert MTB/RIF compared with conventional methods in the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis patients. A total of 295 spot sputum samples from confirmed pulmonary...
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