Assessment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Using Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and Fluorescent Microscopy and Its Risk Factors at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia.
Yeshi MetaferiaAbdurahaman SeidGenet Mola FentaDaniel Gebretsadik WeldehanaPublished in: BioMed research international (2018)
High proportions (71%) of Gene Xpert assay confirmed EPTB patients were smear-negative. Sensitivity of microscopy should be enhanced in resource limited countries like Ethiopia where Gene Xpert machine is not easily accessible.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- high throughput
- risk factors
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- copy number
- genome wide
- high resolution
- genome wide identification
- single molecule
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- label free
- optical coherence tomography
- high speed
- prognostic factors
- quantum dots
- gene expression
- dna methylation
- deep learning
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
- fluorescent probe