Assessing the utility of Xpert(®) MTB/RIF as a screening tool for patients admitted to medical wards in South Africa

Many hospital inpatients in South Africa have undiagnosed active and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Early detection of TB is essential to inform immediate infection control actions to minimize transmission risk. We assessed the utility of Xpert(®) MTB/RIF (GeneXpert) as a screening tool for medic...

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Autores principales: Heidebrecht, Christine L., Podewils, Laura J., Pym, Alexander S., Cohen, Ted, Mthiyane, Thuli, Wilson, Douglas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26786396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19391

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26786396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19391

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