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Implementation of GenoType MTBDRplus Reduces Time to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy Initia...

Implementation of GenoType MTBDRplus Reduces Time to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy Initia...

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Implementation of GenoType MTBDRplus Reduces Time to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy Initiation in South Africa

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Full title

Implementation of GenoType MTBDRplus Reduces Time to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy Initiation in South Africa

Publisher

Oxford: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2013-02, Vol.56 (4), p.503-508

Language

English

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Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Contents

Background. Diagnosis of drug resistance and timely initiation of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis therapy are essential to reduce transmission and improve patient outcomes. We sought to determine whether implementation of the rapid MTBDRplus diagnostic shortened the time from specimen collection to patient MDR tuberculosis therapy initiation...

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Full title

Implementation of GenoType MTBDRplus Reduces Time to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy Initiation in South Africa

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3552527

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3552527

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1093/cid/cis920

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