Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis (lymph node scrofuloderma) using the Xpert MTB/RIF® method,

Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare infection that is difficult to diagnose, because it shows less sensitivity and specificity in classic complementary exams when compared with the pulmonary form. The Xpert MTB/RIF® method offers an early diagnosis that identifies the DNA of Mycobacterium tube...

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Main Author: Costa,Lilian Lemos (author)
Other Authors: Veasey,John Verrinder (author)
Format: report
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tools
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Polymerase chain reaction
Rifampicin
Tuberculosis, cutaneous
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000100082
Country:Brazil
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