X-pert MTB/RIF® Diagnosis of Twin Infants with Tuberculosis in Da Nang, Viet Nam

X-pert MTB/RIF^® Diagnosis of Twin Infants with Tuberculosis in Da Nang, Viet Nam

J Clin Med. 2017 Oct 17;6(10):96. doi: 10.3390/jcm6100096.

Phuong Thi Kim Nguyen^{1

2}, Ngu Van Nguyen³, Thanh Dinh Phung⁴, Ben Marais^{5

6}

¹ Respiratory Department, Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam. phuongty832000@gmail.com.
² Discipline of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia. phuongty832000@gmail.com.
³ Infectious diseases department, Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam. bsnguyhnd@gmail.com.
⁴ Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam. thanhbvlbp@gmail.com.
⁵ Discipline of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia. ben.marais@health.nsw.gov.au.
⁶ Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia. ben.marais@health.nsw.gov.au.

4-month-old twins were diagnosed with X-pert MTB/RIF® confirmed tuberculosis (TB)[...].

Keywords: Gene X-pert; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; child; infant; tuberculosis.