Sputum quality and diagnostic performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF among smear-negative adults with presumed tuberculosis in Uganda.

Sputum quality and diagnostic performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF among smear-negative adults with presumed tuberculosis in Uganda.

BACKGROUND:Introduction of GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has constituted a major breakthrough for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. Several patient factors may influence diagnostic performance of Xpert including sputum quality. OBJECTIVE:We carried out a prospective, observational, cross-sectional st...

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Main Authors: Amanda J Meyer, Collins Atuheire, William Worodria, Samuel Kizito, Achilles Katamba, Ingvar Sanyu, Alfred Andama, Irene Ayakaka, Adithya Cattamanchi, Freddie Bwanga, Laurence Huang, J Lucian Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5501569?pdf=render

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