Impact of introduction of Xpert MTB/RIF test on tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in a city with high TB incidence in Brazil

BACKGROUND: Xpert MTB/RIF is increasingly used in many countries as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB). Few studies have evaluated the effect of Xpert on TB diagnosis under programmatic conditions in Brazil. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of introduction of Xp...

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Autores principales: Pereira, Giovana Rodrigues, Barbosa, Márcia Silva, Dias, Natan José Dutra, de Almeida, Carlos Podalirio Borges, Silva, Denise Rossato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29518135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193988

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29518135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193988

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