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Improving pediatric TB diagnosis in North Kivu (DR Congo), focusing on a clinical algorithm including targeted Xpert MTB/RIF on gastric aspirates
BACKGROUND: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is 323/100,000. A context of civil conflict, internally displaced people and mining activities suggests a higher regional TB incidence in North Kivu. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supports the General Refer...
Autores principales: | Van Brusselen, Daan, Simons, Erica, Luendo, Tony, Habarugira, Delphine, Ngowa, Jimmy, Mitutso, Nadine Neema, Moluh, Zakari, Steenssens, Mieke, Seguin, Rachelle, Vochten, Hilde, Ngabo, Lucien, Isaakidis, Petros, Ferlazzo, Gabriella |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7227188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32467723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00281-1 |
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