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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...
Autores principales: | Pereira, Giovana Rodrigues, Barbosa, Márcia Silva, Dias, Natan José Dutra, de Almeida, Carlos Podalirio Borges, Silva, Denise Rossato |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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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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