Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert® MTB/RIF on bronchoscopy specimens in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis - Concepedia

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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert® MTB/RIF on bronchoscopy specimens in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

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2013

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Hyo Young Lee, Moon‐Woo Seong, Sung Sup Park, S-S. Hwang, Jae‐Ho Lee, Young Sik Park, C. H. Lee, S. M. Lee, C-G. Yoo, Young Wan Kim,

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

The Xpert assay on bronchoscopy specimens provided an accurate diagnosis of PTB in patients who had a negative AFB smear or who could not produce sputum.