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| Title |
Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda: a cross-sectional diagnostic study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-13-133 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Moorine Penninah Sekadde, Eric Wobudeya, Moses L Joloba, Willy Ssengooba, Harriet Kisembo, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Philippa Musoke |
| Abstract |
The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis remains a challenge worldwide. The Xpert MTB/RIF test, a rapid mycobacteria tuberculosis diagnostic tool, was recommended for use in children based on data from adult studies. We evaluated the performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis using one induced sputum sample and described clinical characteristics associated with a positive Xpert MTB/RIF test. The sputum culture on both Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) was the gold standard. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 151 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 148 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 19% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 13% |
| Researcher | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Other | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 29 | 19% |
| Unknown | 27 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 69 | 46% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Unknown | 31 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 December 2023.
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#2,687,704
of 24,933,778 outputs
Outputs from BMC Infectious Diseases
#829
of 8,387 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#21,413
of 200,554 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#12
of 147 outputs
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