Xpert® MTB/RIF in pleural fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1217-1219

  Porcel, J M ^a   Palma, R ^a   Valdes L ^b   Bielsa, S ^a   San Jose E ^b   Esquerda, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Pleural tuberculosis; Xpert MTB RIF

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 84882994016     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0178     Document Type: Article

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