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Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of smear-negative TB in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective cohort study

Davis, J. Lucian; Huang, Laurence; Worodria, William; Masur, Henry; Cattamanchi, Adithya; Huber, Charles; Miller, Cecily; Conville, Patricia S.; Murray, Patrick; Kovacs, Joseph A. (Public Library of Science, 2011-01)

Background: Nucleic acid amplification tests are sensitive for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in populations with positive sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli, but less sensitive in sputum-smear-negative populations. ...