Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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- 2 April 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 44 (2), 435-446
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00007814
Abstract
Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is endorsed for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the accuracy of Xpert for the detection of extrapulmonary TB.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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