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Use of targeted mobile X-ray screening and computer-aided detection software to identify tuberculosis among high-risk groups in Romania: descriptive results of the E-DETECT TB active case-finding project
OBJECTIVE: To implement and assess the mobile X-ray unit (MXU) equipped with digital radiography, computer-aided detection (CAD) software and molecular point of care tests to improve early tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in vulnerable populations in a TB outreach screening programme in Romania. DESIGN:...
Autores principales: | Mahler, Beatrice, de Vries, Gerard, van Hest, Rob, Gainaru, Dan, Menezes, Dee, Popescu, Gilda, Story, Alistair, Abubakar, Ibrahim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429305 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045289 |
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