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Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB Diagnosis in a Primary Care Clinic with High TB and HIV Prevalence in...

Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB Diagnosis in a Primary Care Clinic with High TB and HIV Prevalence in...

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Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB Diagnosis in a Primary Care Clinic with High TB and HIV Prevalence in South Africa: A Pragmatic Randomised Trial: e1001760

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Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB Diagnosis in a Primary Care Clinic with High TB and HIV Prevalence in South Africa: A Pragmatic Randomised Trial: e1001760

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS medicine, 2014-11, Vol.11 (11)

Language

English

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Background Xpert MTB/RIF is approved for use in tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin-resistance diagnosis. However, data are limited on the impact of Xpert under routine conditions in settings with high TB burden. Methods and Findings A pragmatic prospective cluster-randomised trial of Xpert for all individuals with presumptive (symptomatic) TB compare...

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Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB Diagnosis in a Primary Care Clinic with High TB and HIV Prevalence in South Africa: A Pragmatic Randomised Trial: e1001760

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1685415327

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1685415327

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ISSN

1549-1277

E-ISSN

1549-1676

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001760

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