Rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin assay.

CONCLUSION: Compared with AFB smear and solid culture, Xpert MTB/RIF assay has high sensitivities and short detection time, so could be used as an alternative for the rapid diagnosis of EPTB and rifampin resistance in clinical practice.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 15, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Li Y, Pang Y, Zhang T, Xian X, Wang X, Yang J, Wang R, Chen M, Chen W Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research