Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4341-4342

  Friedrich, Sven O ^a   Von Groote Bidlingmaier, Florian ^a   Diacon, Andreas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZLOCILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS RIFAMPIN RESISTANCE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 82455186874     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05454-11     Document Type: Article

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