Evaluation the role of conventional and Xpert MTB/RIF assays as point-of-care tests of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in Menoufia, Egypt

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a destructive pulmonary disease, which was the most fatal infectious disease in the world for many years before the COVID-19 outbreak. During pandemic, COVID-19 was the main concern in every clinic and there were overlapping respiratory diseases resulting in delaying...

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Main Authors: Elham T Awad, Mariam A Fouad, Moatz M Elhefnay, Asmaa M Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research
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Online Access:http://www.jmsr.eg.net/article.asp?issn=2537-091X;year=2022;volume=5;issue=2;spage=121;epage=128;aulast=Awad