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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...
Autores principales: | Dowdy, David W., Steingart, Karen R., Pai, Madhukar |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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