GENEXPERT ® TECHNOLOGY A BREAKTHROUGH FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS AND PLEURITIS IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Tubercles Pericarditis and Pleuritis remains the greatest challenge for clinicians. WHO has recommended GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay as a screening test for substitution of conventional methods for the initial diagnosis and prognosis of the extra pulmonary and pulmonary...
Main Authors: | Hamid Mahmood, Talmeez Zaib, Zafar Hayat Maken |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
University of Faisalabad
2018-09-01
|
Series: | Journal of University Medical & Dental College |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://jumdc.com/index.php/jumdc/article/view/86 |
Similar Items
-
A case of tuberculous pericardial effusion confirmed by GeneXpert MTB/RIF combined with literature review
by: PENG Rong, LI Mu, MA Kuo, GONG Qian
Published: (2023-06-01) -
High prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with rifampicin resistance using GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin in Ghana
by: Justice K Boakye-Appiah, et al.
Published: (2016-01-01) -
Diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in musculoskeletal tuberculosis: High sensitivity in tissue samples of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients
by: M Held, et al.
Published: (2017-10-01) -
Spot specimen testing with GeneXpert MTB/RIF results compared to morning specimen in a programmatic setting in Cotonou, Benin
by: Faridath Massou, et al.
Published: (2021-09-01) -
Impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® on treatment initiation and outcomes of RIF-resistant and RIF-susceptible TB patients in Vladimir TB dispensary, Russia
by: Julia V. Ershova, et al.
Published: (2020-07-01)