Optimal Triage Test Characteristics to Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for TB Diagnosis: A Decision Analysis

BACKGROUND: High costs are a limitation to scaling up the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in resource-constrained settings. A triaging strategy in which a sensitive but not necessarily highly specific rapid test is used to select patients for Xpert may result in a more...

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Autores principales: van’t Hoog, Anna H., Cobelens, Frank, Vassall, Anna, van Kampen, Sanne, Dorman, Susan E., Alland, David, Ellner, Jerrold
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082786

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