An observational report of universal GeneXpert testing of inpatients with diagnosed or presumptive TB in the Philippines

BACKGROUND: The Philippines is a high TB and multidrug-resistant TB burden country. Although the scale-up of GeneXpert testing is occurring, the benefits of universal Xpert-Mycobacterium tuberculosis/ rifampicin (MTB/RIF) testing in inpatients have not been documented. METHODS: Routine GeneXpert tes...

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Published in:Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Thi, Aye Myat, Lee, Nathaniel, Parris, Victoria, Marin, Flora P, Roy, Lynsil, Calapis, Rugaiya W, Ariyoshi, Koya, Parry, Christopher M, Cox, Sharon E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7456596/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32592398
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa044
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