Diagnostic performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in BAL fluid samples from patients under clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis: a tertiary care experience in a high-tuberculosis-burden area

Brito1, Guilherme Machado Xavier de; Mafort2, Thiago Thomaz; Ribeiro-Alves3, Marcelo; Reis2, Larissa Vieira Tavares dos; Leung2, Janaína; Leão4, Robson Souza; Rufino2, Rogério; Rodrigues1, Luciana Silva

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Diagnostic performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in BAL fluid samples from patients under clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis: a tertiary care experience in a high-tuberculosis-burden area

Desempenho diagnóstico do teste Xpert MTB/RIF em amostras de LBA de pacientes com suspeita clínica de tuberculose pulmonar: experiência na atenção terciária em uma área com alta carga de tuberculose

Guilherme Machado Xavier de Brito1, Thiago Thomaz Mafort2, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves3, Larissa Vieira Tavares dos Reis2, Janaína Leung2, Robson Souza Leão4, Rogério Rufino2, Luciana Silva Rodrigues1

DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20200581

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Brito1 GMX, Mafort2 TT, Ribeiro-Alves3 M, Reis2 LVT, Leung2 J, Leão4 RS, et al. Diagnostic performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in BAL fluid samples from patients under clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis: a tertiary care experience in a high-tuberculosis-burden area. J Bras Pneumol. 2021;47(2):e20200581