Xpert®MTB/RIF for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Remote Arctic Setting: Impact on Cost and Time to Treatment Initiation

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health problem in the Canadian Arctic. Substantial health system delays in TB diagnosis can occur, in part due to the lack of capacity for onsite microbiologic testing. A study recently evaluated the yield and impact of a rapid automated PCR test (...

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Autores principales: Oxlade, Olivia, Sugarman, Jordan, Alvarez, Gonzalo G., Pai, Madhukar, Schwartzman, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4798714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26990299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150119

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4798714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26990299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150119

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