Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF on pleural tissue for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

Eur Respir J. 2013 Nov;42(5):1427-9. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00103213. Epub 2013 Jul 30.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Effusion / microbiology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Reference Standards
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural / microbiology

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic