Clinical Utility of a Novel Molecular Assay in Various Combination Strategies with Existing Methods for Diagnosis of HIV-Related Tuberculosis in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Low income, high-tuberculosis burden, countries are considering selective deployment of Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) due to high cost per test. We compared the diagnostic gain of the Xpert add-on strategy with Xpert replacement strategy for pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis among HIV-infec...

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Autores principales: Ssengooba, Willy, Nakiyingi, Lydia, Armstrong, Derek T., Cobelens, Frank G., Alland, David, Manabe, Yukari C., Dorman, Susan E., Ellner, Jerrold J., Joloba, Moses L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25222866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107595

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25222866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107595

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