Impact of a novel molecular TB diagnostic system in patients at high risk of TB mortality in rural South Africa (Uchwepheshe): study protocol for a cluster randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis control in sub-Saharan Africa has long been hampered by poor diagnostics and weak health systems. New molecular diagnostics, such as the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay, have the potential to improve patient outcomes. We present a cluster randomised trial designed to evaluate whether t...

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Autores principales: Lessells, Richard J, Cooke, Graham S, McGrath, Nuala, Nicol, Mark P, Newell, Marie-Louise, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-170

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-170

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