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Accuracy and consequences of using trial-of-antibiotics for TB diagnosis (ACT-TB study): protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial

INTRODUCTION: Over 40% of global tuberculosis case notifications are diagnosed clinically without mycobacteriological confirmation. Standard diagnostic algorithms include ‘trial-of-antibiotics’—empirical antibiotic treatment given to mycobacteriology-negative individuals to treat infectious causes o...

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Autores principales:	Divala, Titus Henry, Fielding, Katherine L, Sloan, Derek J, French, Neil, Nliwasa, Marriott, MacPherson, Peter, Kandulu, Chikondi Charity, Chiume, Lingstone, Chilanga, Sanderson, Ndaferankhande, Masiye John, Corbett, Elizabeth L
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:	Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32217561 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033999

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