Examination of respiratory specimens improves microbiological diagnosis of patients with presumptive extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Examination of respiratory specimens improves microbiological diagnosis of patients with presumptive extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Objectives: Bacteriological confirmation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is challenging for several reasons: the paucibacillary nature of the sample; scarce resources, mainly in middle and low-income countries; the need for hospitalization; and unfavorable outcomes. We evaluated the diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Renata Spener-Gomes, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Hilda Ferreira de Melo, Alexandra Brito de Souza, Francisco Beraldi-Magalhães, Jaquelane Silva Jesus, María B. Arriaga, Afrânio Kritski, Izabella Safe, Bruno B. Andrade, Anete Trajman, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Extrapulmonary
Diagnosis
Xpert Ultra
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122100240X

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