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Contribution of Real-Time Xpert MTB/RIF Testing to Establishing Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Nonendemic Setting: A Case Series.
Mijovic, Hana; Al-Nasser, Yossef; Al-Rawahi, Ghada N; Roberts, Ashley D.
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  • Mijovic H; From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics.
  • Al-Nasser Y; Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics.
  • Al-Rawahi GN; From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics.
  • Roberts AD; Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 38(12): 1249-1251, 2019 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31651811
Microbiologic confirmation of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis remains challenging, leading to diagnostic delays. In our retrospective case series, real-time molecular testing (Xpert MTB/RIF) on respiratory and extrapulmonary specimens resulted in a more rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a nonendemic, high resource setting.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Sistemas Computacionais / Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Sistemas Computacionais / Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article