The Role of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthStellenbosch UniversityCape Town, South Africaand.
² Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health and the Centre for Research Excellence in TuberculosisThe University of SydneySydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Editorial

H Simon Schaaf et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 15;200(12):1464-1465.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201907-1492ED.

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthStellenbosch UniversityCape Town, South Africaand.
² Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health and the Centre for Research Excellence in TuberculosisThe University of SydneySydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children Using Xpert Ultra on Different Respiratory Specimens.
Zar HJ, Workman LJ, Prins M, Bateman LJ, Mbhele SP, Whitman CB, Denkinger CM, Nicol MP. Zar HJ, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Dec 15;200(12):1531-1538. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201904-0772OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019. PMID: 31381861 Free PMC article.

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