Implementing the Xpert® MTB/RIF Diagnostic Test for Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance: Outcomes and Lessons Learned in 18 Countries

BACKGROUND: The Xpert(®) MTB/RIF (Xpert) is an automated molecular test for simultaneous detection of tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin resistance, recommended by the World Health Organization as the preferred diagnostic method for individuals presumed to have multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) or HIV-...

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Autores principales: Ardizzoni, Elisa, Fajardo, Emmanuel, Saranchuk, Peter, Casenghi, Martina, Page, Anne-Laure, Varaine, Francis, Kosack, Cara S., Hepple, Pamela
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/PMC4682866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26670929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144656

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4682866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26670929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144656

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