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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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