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Pathways to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation: a qualitative comparison of patients’ experiences in the era of rapid molecular diagnostic tests
BACKGROUND: Although new molecular diagnostic tests such as GenoType MTBDRplus and Xpert® MTB/RIF have reduced multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment initiation times, patients’ experiences of diagnosis and treatment initiation are not known. This study aimed to explore and compare MDR-...
Autores principales: | Naidoo, Pren, van Niekerk, Margaret, du Toit, Elizabeth, Beyers, Nulda, Leon, Natalie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26511931 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1145-0 |
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