Diagnosis of tuberculosis from smear-negative presumptive TB cases using Xpert MTB/Rif assay: a cross-sectional study from Nepal.

Priyatam KhadkaJanuka ThapaliyaRamesh Bahadur BasnetGokarna Raj GhimireJyoti AmatyaBasista Parsad Rijal

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

With an application of the assay, the additional cases, missed with smear microscopy, could be sought and exact incidence of the diseases could be revealed.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
high throughput
risk factors
single cell
physical activity
single molecule
tertiary care
optical coherence tomography
emergency department
mass spectrometry
hepatitis c virus
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