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Variability in distribution and use of tuberculosis diagnostic tests in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Globally, 40% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases, 65% paediatric cases and 75% multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases are missed due to underreporting and/or under diagnosis. A recent Kenyan TB prevalence survey found that a significant number of TB cases are being missed here. Understanding...

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Autores principales:	Oliwa, J. N., Maina, J., Ayieko, P., Gathara, D., Kathure, I. A., Masini, E., van’t Hoog, A. H., van Hensbroek, M. B., English, M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6048895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30012092 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3237-z

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