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Accuracy of different Xpert MTB/Rif implementation strategies in programmatic settings at the regional referral hospitals in Uganda: Evidence for country wide roll out

BACKGROUND: Xpert MTB/RIF assay is a highly sensitive test for TB diagnosis, but still costly to most low-income countries. Several implementation strategies instead of frontline have been suggested; however with scarce data. We assessed accuracy of different Xpert MTB/RIF implementation strategies...

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Autores principales: Muttamba, Winters, Ssengooba, Willy, Sekibira, Rogers, Kirenga, Bruce, Katamba, Achilles, Joloba, Moses
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29566056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194741