Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 68-75

  Bahr, Nathan C ^a,b   Nuwagira, Edwin ^c   Evans, Emily E ^c   Cresswell, Fiona V ^d,e   Bystrom, Philip V ^a   Byamukama, Adolf ^c   Bridge, Sarah C ^a,c   Bangdiwala, Ananta S ^a   Meya, David B ^a,d   Denkinger, Claudia M ^f   Muzoora, Conrad ^c   Boulware, David R ^a   Williams, Darlisha A ^g   Taseera, Kabanda ^g   Nyehangane, Dan ^g   Ivan, Mugisha ^g   Orikiriza, Patrick ^g   Rhein, Joshua ^g   Hullsiek, Kathy Huppler ^g   Musubire, Abdu ^g   Pastick, Katelyn ^g   Nabeta, Pamela ^g   Mwesigye, James ^g   Rajasingham, Radha ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNDING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; UGANDA; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; UGANDA;

EID: 85029437937     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30474-7     Document Type: Article

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