title: Initial screening of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay improves case detection rates.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India <email></email>, Email: amita602002@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India <email></email>, Email: amita602002@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Pravin Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India <email></email>, Email: amita602002@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Urmila
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India <email></email>, Email: amita602002@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D012293:Rifampin