Finally, One-Tube Nested-PCR, a variant which uses specific primers for the IS6110 insertion sequence specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, gave us 88.80% (91.43% sensitivity and 87.78% ...

They added that based on an estimated cost of $78 per negative AFB culture and $358 per positive AFB culture, $146,966 of health care expenses could have been avoided, including an estimate 1,251 ...

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Methods: Between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2022, 365 patients who underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy and had positive acid-fast smears of BALF were examined using Xpert MTB/RIF. The mycobacteria ...