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Serological Testing Versus Other Strategies for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis in India: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

BACKGROUND: Undiagnosed and misdiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) drives the epidemic in India. Serological (antibody detection) TB tests are not recommended by any agency, but widely used in many countries, including the Indian private sector. The cost and impact of using serology compared with other diag...

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Autores principales: Dowdy, David W., Steingart, Karen R., Pai, Madhukar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21857810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001074