Point of care Xpert MTB/RIF versus smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in southern African primary care clinics: a multicentre economic evaluation

Point of care Xpert MTB/RIF versus smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in southern African primary care clinics: a multicentre economic evaluation

Summary: Background: Rapid on-site diagnosis facilitates tuberculosis control. Performing Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) at point of care is feasible, even when performed by minimally trained health-care workers, and when compared with point-of-care smear microscopy, reduces time to diagnosis and pretreatme...

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Main Authors: Anil Pooran, PhD, Grant Theron, PhD, Lynn Zijenah, PhD, Duncan Chanda, MD, Petra Clowes, MD, Lawrence Mwenge, MSc, Farirai Mutenherwa, MSc, Paul Lecesse, MD, John Metcalfe, MD, Hojoon Sohn, PhD, Michael Hoelscher, MD, Alex Pym, PhD, Jonny Peter, PhD, David Dowdy, PhD, Keertan Dheda, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19301640

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