Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by ultrasound-guided biopsy: A retrospective comparison study

Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by ultrasound-guided biopsy: A retrospective comparison study

ObjectiveTo compare the diagnostic performance of laboratory assays on the ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy samples for diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients.MethodsA total of 217 patients suspected to have EPTB underwent lesion biopsy from 20...

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Main Authors: Jin-Chuan Xu, Xia Shi, Xin Ma, Wen-fei Gu, Zhi-xiong Fang, Hui Zhang, Xiao-Yong Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB)
diagnosis
biopsy
Xpert
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1154939/full

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