The evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and detection of rifampicin resistance in extrapulmonary (pleural and ascitic) fluid samples received for routine immunophenotypic analysis in a high-burden tuberculosis setting

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in the branch of Haematology. Johannesburg, 2015. === Introduction: The Gene Xpert MTB/Rif assay (Xpert) is a...

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Main Author: Kilfoil, Kim Michelle
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/19955