Performance of Real-Time Semi-Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Optimum Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and Sensitivity to Rifampin in a Tertiary Care Center

• Автори: Adrián Peñata-Bedoya (Автор), Shally Zuluaga-Avendaño (Автор), Tatiana Castaño-Sepúlveda (Автор), Julián Bustamante-Mira (Автор), Sigifredo Ospina-Ospina (Автор)
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• Опубліковано: Permanyer, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Tuberculosis represents a public health problem, with extrapulmonary disease occurring in 15% of incident cases annually. Early diagnosis is a challenge due to its paucibacillary nature. Recently, a molecular real-time semi-quantitative assay (GeneXpert Ultra) was developed to overcome l...