Bronchial brushing Xpert improves the diagnostic efficiency of sputum Xpert in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
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OBJECTIVE To measure the diagnostic yield of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) gene Xpert (Xpert MTB/RIF assay), to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and rifampicin resistance and compare it with that of mycobacterial cultures in a suspected case of pulmonary tuberculosis. STUDY DESIGN An analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Pulmonology, Fauji Foundation Hospital (FF...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2049-9361,2049-937X
DOI: 10.1177/20499361211020174