Xpert MTB/RIF performance to diagnose tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in a reference centre in southern Brazil

Xpert MTB/RIF performance to diagnose tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in a reference centre in southern Brazil

Effective treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem in many countries, including Brazil, especially when considering drug-resistant disease. Xpert MTB/RIF has been implemented in many countries to reduce the time to TB diagnosis and to rapidly detect rifampicin resistanc...

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Main Authors: Cinara Silva Feliciano, Lucas José Bazzo Menon, Livia Maria Pala Anselmo, Anzaan Dippenaar, Robin Mark Warren, Wilson Araújo Silva, Valdes Roberto Bollela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2019-08-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/3/00043-2019.full

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