Utility of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis Under Programmatic Conditions in India

• Main Authors: Rakesh Yadav (Author), Pankaj Vaidya (Author), Joseph L Mathew (Author), Sanjay Verma (Author), Rajiv Khaneja (Author), Priyanka Agarwal (Author), Pankaj Kumar (Author), Meenu Singh (Author), Sunil Sethi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in children still remains a challenge in developing countries. We analyze the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pediatric TB under programmatic conditions. We retrospectively analyzed the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF assay from February 2016 to March...