Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in African children in a primary care setting by use of Xpert MTB/RIF on respiratory specimens: a prospective study
Background: In children admitted to hospital, rapid, accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay is possible, but no paediatric studies have been done in the primary care setting, where most children are given care, and where microbiological diagnosis is rarely availabl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-08-01
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| Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X13700366 |