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Gene-Xpert: diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a sputum smear negative patient
- Abstract:
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This case report has tried to highlight the ease and benefit of Gene-Xpert testing in difficult to diagnose patient with sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis. Early treatment of tuberculosis is usually delayed by lack of rapid and accurate diagnostic modalities, especially in resource-limited settings like ours. Gene-Xpert is a rapid test based on real time PCR assay and molecular technology for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is highly sensitive tool and enables simul...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Nepal Health Research Council Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Nepal Health Research Council Journal website
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 125-127
- Publication date:
- 2019-04-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-05-02
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1999-6217
- ISSN:
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1727-5482
- Pmid:
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31110393
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1003230
- Local pid:
- pubs:1003230
- Deposit date:
- 2021-07-21
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- 2019
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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