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Cost Analysis of a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at an Urban Hospital with a High Prevalence of TB/HIV

INTRODUCTION: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) but there is a lack of data on NAAT cost-effectiveness. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study that included all patients w...

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Autores principales: Adelman, Max W., Kurbatova, Ekaterina, Wang, Yun F., Leonard, Michael K., White, Nancy, McFarland, Deborah A., Blumberg, Henry M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25014783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100649