Effects of Introducing Xpert MTB/RIF on Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Indonesia: A Pre-Post Intervention Study

BACKGROUND: In March 2012, the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) was introduced in three provincial public hospitals in Indonesia as a novel diagnostic to detect tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance among high risk individuals. OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the effects of using Xpert in place of conven...

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Autores principales: van Kampen, Sanne C., Susanto, Nugroho H., Simon, Sumanto, Astiti, Shinta D., Chandra, Roni, Burhan, Erlina, Farid, Muhammad N., Chittenden, Kendra, Mustikawati, Dyah E., Alisjahbana, Bachti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4468115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26075722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123536

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