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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
Materias:	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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