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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa

OBJECTIVES: Prevalence surveys remain the best way to assess the national tuberculosis (TB) burden in many countries. Challenges with using culture (the reference standard) for TB diagnosis in prevalence surveys have led to increasing use of molecular tests (Xpert assays), but discordance between th...

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Autores principales: Floyd, Sian, Klinkenberg, Eveline, de Haas, Petra, Kosloff, Barry, Gachie, Thomas, Dodd, Pete J, Ruperez, Maria, Wapamesa, Chali, Burnett, Michael J, Kalisvaart, Nico, Vermaak, Redwaan, Mainga, Tila, Schaap, Albertus, Fidler, Sarah, Mureithi, Linda, Shanaube, Kwame, Hayes, Richard, Ayles, Helen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9207894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35710250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058195