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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Main Authors: Wakjira Kebede, Gemeda Abebe, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Elise De Vos, Emmanuel Riviere, Annelies Van Rie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122030446X