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Accuracy and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

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  • Grant Theron Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jonny Peter Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Richard Meldau Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hoosain Khalfey Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Phindile Gina Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Brian Matinyena Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura Lenders Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Gregory Calligaro Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Brian Allwood Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Gregory Symons Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ureshnie Govender Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mashiko Setshedi Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Keertan Dheda Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology & UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Keertan Dheda, Department of Medicine, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, University of Cape Town, H47 Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape 7925, South Africa; keertan.dheda{at}uct.ac.za
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Theron G, Peter J, Meldau R, et al
Accuracy and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Thorax 2013;68:1043-1051.

Publication history

  • Received March 4, 2013
  • Revised May 27, 2013
  • Accepted June 4, 2013
  • First published June 29, 2013.
Online issue publication 
September 01, 2022

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