A comparison of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment commencement times in MDRTBPlus line probe assay and Xpert® MTB/RIF-based algorithms in a routine operational setting in Cape Town.

A comparison of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment commencement times in MDRTBPlus line probe assay and Xpert® MTB/RIF-based algorithms in a routine operational setting in Cape Town.

<h4>Background</h4>Xpert MTB/RIF was introduced as a screening test for all presumptive tuberculosis cases in primary health services in Cape Town, South Africa.<h4>Study aim</h4>To compare multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment commencement times in MDRTBPlus Li...

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Main Authors: Pren Naidoo, Elizabeth du Toit, Rory Dunbar, Carl Lombard, Judy Caldwell, Anne Detjen, S Bertel Squire, Donald A Enarson, Nulda Beyers
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2acac8b08bfa4548be1e972f39eb80dd
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