Performance of Xpert/MTB/RIF assay for childhood pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV negative children with real world evidence in China

• Autors principals: Lu Xia (Autor), Xuhui Liu (Autor), Xueqin Qian (Autor), Tao Li (Autor), Xiuhong Xi (Autor), Xiaoyong Fan (Autor), Ping Liu (Autor), Shuihua Lu (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Background: Rapid and accurate notification of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a worldwide challenge. Although the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) has been endorsed as the initial test for suspected PTB in many countries, limited studies have reported the performance of Xpert in childhood PTB....