Role of empiric treatment in hospitalized patients with Xpert MTB/RIF-negative presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study
Objectives: The ability of clinical algorithms to identify tuberculosis disease and the impact of empiric treatment on survival in people with a negative Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) result remains poorly documented. Methods: Hospitalized Xpert-negative patients (125 initiated on empiric tuberculosis treat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122030446X |