Publication Date:
2018
Short description:
Diagnostic performances of the Xpert MTB/RIF in Brazil / Silva, D.R., Sotgiu, G., D'Ambrosio, L., Pereira, G.R., Barbosa, M.S., Dias, N.J.D., Saderi, L., Centis, R., Migliori, G.B.. - In: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. - ISSN 0954-6111. - 134:(2018), p. 12-15. [10.1016/j.rmed.2017.11.012]
abstract:
As for all tests, the diagnostic performances of Xpert MTB/RIF might be different in settings with different tuberculosis prevalence. Aim of the study is to evaluate the performances of Xpert MTB/RIF to diagnose tuberculosis in Brazil, where 407 culture-confirmed tuberculosis patients were retrospectively enrolled in Rio Grande do Sul, between 2015 and 2016.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Brazil; Diagnosis; HIV; Tuberculosis; Xpert MTB/RIF
List of contributors:
Silva, Denise Rossato; Sotgiu, Giovanni; D'Ambrosio, Lia; Pereira, Giovana Rodrigues; Barbosa, Márcia Silva; Dias, Natan José Dutra; Saderi, Laura; Centis, Rosella; Migliori, Giovanni Battista
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