Establishing the cost of Xpert MTB/RIF mobile testing in high-burden peri-mining communities in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Globally, tuberculosis remains a major cause of mortality, with an estimated 1.3 million deaths per annum. The Xpert MTB/RIF assay is used as the initial diagnostic test in the tuberculosis diagnostic algorithm. To extend the national tuberculosis testing programme in South Africa, mobil...

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Autores principales: Cassim, Naseem, Coetzee, Lindi M., Makuraj, Abel L., Stevens, Wendy S., Glencross, Deborah K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2021
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8661292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34917494
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v10i1.1229

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8661292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34917494
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v10i1.1229

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