A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Bacteraemia in Bangladeshi Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia Including an Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay
A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Bacteraemia in Bangladeshi Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia Including an Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0093776
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发表时间:
2014-04-02
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Salam, Mohammed Abdus
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作者:
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer;Graham, Stephen M.;Salam, Mohammed Abdus
Background: Severe malnutrition is a risk factor for pneumonia due to a wide range of pathogens but aetiological data are limited and the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is uncertain.Methods: We prospectively investigated severely malnourished young children (