Cost analysis of a nucleic acid amplification test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at an urban hospital with a high prevalence of TB/HIV.

by Max W Adelman, Ekaterina Kurbatova, Yun F Wang, Michael K Leonard, Nancy White, Deborah A McFarland, Henry M Blumberg
Published 2014-01-01

Use of a molecular diagnostic test in AFB smear positive tuberculosis suspects greatly reduces time to detection of multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

by Nestani Tukvadze, Russell R Kempker, Iagor Kalandadze, Ekaterina Kurbatova, Michael K Leonard, Rusudan Apsindzelashvili, Nino Bablishvili, Maia Kipiani, Henry M Blumberg
Published 2012-01-01