Effects of introducing Xpert MTB/RIF test on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis diagnosis in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

BACKGROUND: An algorithm instituted following Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) introduction in South Africa advocates for treating all Xpert rifampicin resistant patients as MDR-TB cases while awaiting confirmation by phenotypic or genotypic drug susceptibility testing. This study evaluates how the Xpert has i...

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Autores principales: Dlamini-Mvelase, Nomonde R, Werner, Lise, Phili, Rogerio, Cele, Lindiwe P, Mlisana, Koleka P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25129689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-442

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25129689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-442

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