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Contribution of Real-Time Xpert MTB/RIF Testing to Establishing Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Nonendemic Setting A Case Series
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Contribution of Real-Time Xpert MTB/RIF Testing to Establishing Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Nonendemic Setting A Case Series

Hana Mijovic, Yossef Al-Nasser, Ghada N. Al-Rawahi and Ashley D. Roberts
The Pediatric infectious disease journal, Vol.38(12), pp.1249-1251
12/2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002488
PMID: 31651811

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Immunology Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Pediatrics Science & Technology
Microbiologic confirmation of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis remains challenging, leading to diagnostic delays. In our retrospective case series, real-time molecular testing (Xpert MTB/RIF) on respiratory and extrapulmonary specimens resulted in a more rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a nonendemic, high resource setting.
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