Improving the diagnostics of tuberculosis and drug resistance with Xpert MTB/RIF in a district general hospital in Sierra Leone: a quality improvement project

Sierra Leone has a high tuberculosis (TB) burden with a prevalence of 441 cases per 100 000 population. As a result of the Global Fund, some facilities in the country have access to improved diagnostics, including Xpert MTB/RIF testing, of particular use in diagnosing those at risk of drug resistanc...

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Autores principales: Hamilton, David Oliver, Vas Nunes, Jonathan, Grobusch, Martin Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
BMJ Quality Improvement Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6542440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31206055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000478

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