Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Alternative Specimen Collection Methods for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Children | Zendy

Olivier Marcy | Zendy; Ung Vibol | Zendy; Sophie Goyet | Zendy; Laurence Borand | Zendy; Philippe Msellati | Zendy; Mathurin Cyrille Tejiokem | Zendy; Ngoc Lan Nguyen Thi | Zendy; Boubacar Nacro | Zendy; Sokleaph Cheng | Zendy; Sara Eyangoh | Zendy; Thu Hang Pham | Zendy; Abdoul–Salam Ouédraogo | Zendy; Arnaud Tarantola | Zendy; Sylvain Godreuil | Zendy; Stéphane Blanche | Zendy; Christophe Delacourt | Zendy

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Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Alternative Specimen Collection Methods for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Children

Author(s) -

Olivier Marcy,

Ung Vibol,

Sophie Goyet,

Laurence Borand,

Philippe Msellati,

Mathurin Cyrille Tejiokem,

Ngoc Lan Nguyen Thi,

Boubacar Nacro,

Sokleaph Cheng,

Sara Eyangoh,

Thu Hang Pham,

Abdoul–Salam Ouédraogo,

Arnaud Tarantola,

Sylvain Godreuil,

Stéphane Blanche,

Christophe Delacourt

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw036

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , sputum , confidence interval , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , pathology , environmental health

The diagnosis of tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children is challenging. We assessed the performance of alternative specimen collection methods for tuberculosis diagnosis in HIV-infected children using Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert).

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