Decreased Time to Treatment Initiation for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients after Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Test, Latvia

Few studies have examined whether the Xpert MTB/RIF test improves time to treatment initiation for persons with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). We determined the impact of this test in Latvia, where it was introduced in 2010. After descriptive analyses of pulmonary MDR TB patients in Latv...

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Autores principales: Stagg, Helen R., White, Peter J., Riekstiņa, Vija, Cīrule, Andra, Šķenders, Ģirts, Leimane, Vaira, Kuksa, Liga, Dravniece, Gunta, Brown, James, Jackson, Charlotte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26889608
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151227

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26889608
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151227

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