Genexpert test and tuberculous pleural effusion: a new diagnostic method for an old medical problem
Background There is no doubt about the diagnostic role of the GenXpert test in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Nevertheless, few data are available with regard to the use of this assay to test nonsputum clinical samples when investigating suspected extrapulmonary TB such as pleural effusion. Objective...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2019;volume=68;issue=4;spage=493;epage=497;aulast=Omar |