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Can the High Sensitivity of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Be Harnessed to Save Cartridge Costs? Results from a Pooled Sputum Evaluation in Cambodia

Despite the World Health Organization recommending the use of rapid molecular tests for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), uptake has been limited, partially due to high cartridge costs. Other infectious disease programs pool specimens to save on diagnostic test costs. We tested a sputum pooling strategy...

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Autores principales: Chry, Monyrath, Smelyanskaya, Marina, Ky, Mom, Codlin, Andrew J, Cazabon, Danielle, Tan Eang, Mao, Creswell, Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7157618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32075250
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010027

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