Population Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF: A Dynamic Simulation and Economic Evaluation

BACKGROUND: The Xpert MTB/RIF test enables rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin resistance. The World Health Organization recommends Xpert for initial diagnosis in individuals suspected of having multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) or HIV-associated TB, and many countries are moving quick...

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Autores principales: Menzies, Nicolas A., Cohen, Ted, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Murray, Megan, Salomon, Joshua A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001347

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