Do adjunct tuberculosis tests, when combined with Xpert MTB/RIF, improve accuracy and the cost of diagnosis in a resource-poor setting?

Information regarding the utility of adjunct diagnostic tests in combination with Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is limited. We hypothesised adjunct tests could enhance accuracy and/or reduce the cost of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis prior to MTB/RIF testing, and rule-in or rule-out TB in...

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Published in:Eur Respir J
Main Authors: Theron, Grant, Pooran, Anil, Peter, Jonny, van Zyl-Smit, Richard, Mishra, Hridesh Kumar, Meldau, Richard, Calligaro, Greg, Allwood, Brian, Sharma, Surendra Kumar, Dawson, Rod, Dheda, Keertan
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523948/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22075479
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00145511
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