Diagnosing Tuberculous Peritonitis Early in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay
| Autor: | Miruna David, Patricia Glynn, Sarah Edwards, Lavanya Kamesh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment 030106 microbiology Peritonitis Tuberculous Gastroenterology Peritoneal dialysis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Short Reports Internal medicine Tuberculous peritonitis Humans Medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry Mycobacterial culture Mycobacterium tuberculosis General Medicine Middle Aged Nephrology Kidney Failure Chronic Female business Peritoneal Dialysis |
| Zdroj: | Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. 36:461-463 |
| ISSN: | 1718-4304 0896-8608 |
| DOI: | 10.3747/pdi.2015.00233 |
| Popis: | Diagnosing tuberculous peritonitis can be challenging, with mycobacterial culture potentially taking weeks for a positive result. This report describes 2 cases where a prompt diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis was made employing the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA). |
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