A prospective study evaluating the impact of cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) on the management of tuberculosis in a low-resource high-burden Indian rural setting

BACKGROUND: The cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) Xpert MTB/RIF is more sensitive than smear microscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). It is also more expensive, costing 1450 INR as compared to 10 INR per smear. OBJECTIVES: We conducted a prospective study to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Youngs, Jonathan, Patil, Sushil, Jain, Yogesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598944
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_104_18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598944
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_104_18

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