Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test f...
Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study
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Boehme, Catharina C, Dr , Nicol, Mark P, Prof , Nabeta, Pamela, MD , Michael, Joy S, Prof , Gotuzzo, Eduardo, MD , Tahirli, Rasim, MD , Gler, Ma Tarcela, MD , Blakemore, Robert, BSc , Worodria, William, MMed , Gray, Christen, MPH , Huang, Laurence, Prof , Caceres, Tatiana, BSc , Mehdiyev, Rafail, MD , Raymond, Lawrence, MD , Whitelaw, Andrew, MD , Sagadevan, Kalaiselvan, MSc , Alexander, Heather, PhD , Albert, Heidi, PhD , Cobelens, Frank, PhD , Cox, Helen, PhD , Alland, David, Prof and Perkins, Mark D, MD
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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
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Summary Background The Xpert MTB/RIF test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) can detect tuberculosis and its multidrug-resistant form with very high sensitivity and specificity in controlled studies, but no performance data exist from district and subdistrict health facilities in tuberculosis-endemic countries. We aimed to assess operational feasibility...
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Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study
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Nicol, Mark P, Prof
Nabeta, Pamela, MD
Michael, Joy S, Prof
Gotuzzo, Eduardo, MD
Tahirli, Rasim, MD
Gler, Ma Tarcela, MD
Blakemore, Robert, BSc
Worodria, William, MMed
Gray, Christen, MPH
Huang, Laurence, Prof
Caceres, Tatiana, BSc
Mehdiyev, Rafail, MD
Raymond, Lawrence, MD
Whitelaw, Andrew, MD
Sagadevan, Kalaiselvan, MSc
Alexander, Heather, PhD
Albert, Heidi, PhD
Cobelens, Frank, PhD
Cox, Helen, PhD
Alland, David, Prof
Perkins, Mark D, MD
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3085933
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3085933
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60438-8
