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Brigitta Derendinger1, Tessa K Mochizuki2,3, Danaida Marcelo4

  • 1DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

概括

结核病 (TB) 的C-反应蛋白 (CRP) 测试在一个多国研究中没有达到准确性目标. 性能因地理区域和参与者小组而异,影响了其作为可靠的结核病选试验的使用.

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