Diagnosis of tuberculosis from smear-negative presumptive TB cases using Xpert MTB/Rif assay: a cross-sectional study from Nepal

Diagnosis of tuberculosis from smear-negative presumptive TB cases using Xpert MTB/Rif assay: a cross-sectional study from Nepal

Abstract Background In most developing countries, smear-negative pulmonary TB (SNPT) often gets missed from the diagnosis of consideration, though it accounts 30–65% of total PTB cases, due to deficient or inaccessible molecular diagnostic modalities. Methods The cross-sectional study enrolled 360 p...

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Main Authors: Priyatam Khadka, Januka Thapaliya, Ramesh Bahadur Basnet, Gokarna Raj Ghimire, Jyoti Amatya, Basista Parsad Rijal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Xpert MTB/Rif assay
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Line probe assay
MDR-TB
Smear-negative
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4728-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4728-2

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