Scaling up Xpert MTB/RIF technology: the costs of laboratory- vs. clinic-based roll-out in South Africa

OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization recommends using Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), but there is little evidence on the optimal placement of Xpert instruments in public health systems. We used recent South African data to compare the cost of placing Xpert at points...

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Autores principales: Schnippel, Kathryn, Meyer-Rath, Gesine, Long, Lawrence, MacLeod, William, Sanne, Ian, Stevens, Wendy S, Rosen, Sydney
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
Materias:
Diagnostics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22686606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03028.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22686606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03028.x

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