A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Xpert®MTB/RIF in HIV-Positive Patients with High Clinical Suspicion of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Gabriela Carriquiry; Larissa Otero; Elsa González-Lagos; Carlos Zamudio; Eduardo Sánchez; Pamela Nabeta; Miguel Campos; Juan Echevarría; Carlos Seas; Eduardo Gotuzzo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044626

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A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Xpert®MTB/RIF in HIV-Positive Patients with High Clinical Suspicion of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Gabriela Carriquiry ,

* E-mail: gabriela.carriquiry.c@upch.pe

Affiliations Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Larissa Otero,

Affiliation Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Elsa González-Lagos,

Affiliations Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Carlos Zamudio,

Affiliation Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Eduardo Sánchez,

Affiliation Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unánue, Lima, Peru
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Pamela Nabeta,

Affiliation Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland
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Miguel Campos,

Affiliations Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Juan Echevarría,

Affiliations Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Carlos Seas,

Affiliations Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Eduardo Gotuzzo

Affiliations Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Xpert®MTB/RIF in HIV-Positive Patients with High Clinical Suspicion of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Gabriela Carriquiry,
Larissa Otero,
Elsa González-Lagos,
Carlos Zamudio,
Eduardo Sánchez,
Pamela Nabeta,
Miguel Campos,
Juan Echevarría,
Carlos Seas,
Eduardo Gotuzzo

Published: September 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044626

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