A High Burden Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Resource Limited Setting, Gains from Including Xpert MTB/RIF in the Diagnostic Algorithm of Fluid Specimens Submitted for Exclusion of Lymphoma by Immunophenotypic Analysis.
This study investigated the benefit of incorporating Xpert MTB/RIF into the diagnostic algorithm of fluid specimens received for immunophenotypic analysis to exclude lymphoma. It was found that in a high burden HIV/TB setting, like South Africa, 130/229 (57%) of fluid specimens referred for immunoph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134404 |