Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: Correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses
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2019-07-24
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PLoS One
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Clinical tuberculosis diagnosis and empiric treatment have traditionally been common among patients with negative bacteriologic test results. Increasing availability of rapid molecular diagnostic tests, including Xpert MTB/RIF and the new Xpert Ultra cartridge, may alter the role of empiric treatment.
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Kendall, E. A., Kamoga, C., Kitonsa, P. J., Nalutaaya, A., Salvatore, P. P., Robsky, K., ... & Dowdy, D. W. (2019). Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses. PLoS One, 14(7), e0220251.