Microbiologia Medica (Dec 2014)

Use of XpertMTB/RIF for Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification

  • Roberto Deg'Innocenti,
  • Tamara Brunelli,
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini,
  • Daniele ferri,
  • Elisa Rovinati,
  • Alfredo Ruggeri,
  • Antonella Conti,
  • Patrizia Casprini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2014.4706
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 2

Abstract

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In this study we describe the use of Xpert MTB/RIF to give a rapid answer in case of strong clinical suspicion of tuberculosis and/or positive microscopy slide, from sample or culture, for auramine-rhodamine stain.

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