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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2019-08-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/3/00043-2019.full |