Rapid Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis

To the Editor: Boehme et al. (Sept. 9 issue) 1 report encouraging results on the use of an automated molecular test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to rifampin (Xpert MTB/RIF). However, the population of patients with clinical tuberculosis who have negative cultures still poses a probl...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 364; no. 2; pp. 182 - 185
Main Author Mohapatra, Prasanta Raghab
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 13.01.2011
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