A multi-country non-inferiority cluster randomized trial of frontloaded smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

A multi-country non-inferiority cluster randomized trial of frontloaded smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

<h4>Background</h4>More than 50 million people around the world are investigated for tuberculosis using sputum smear microscopy annually. This process requires repeated visits and patients often drop out.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This clinical trial of adults with cough ≥2...

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Main Authors: Luis Eduardo Cuevas, Mohammed Ahmed Yassin, Najla Al-Sonboli, Lovett Lawson, Isabel Arbide, Nasher Al-Aghbari, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Amin Al-Absi, Emmanuel Nnamdi Emenyonu, Yared Merid, Mosis Ifenyi Okobi, Juliana Olubunmi Onuoha, Melkamsew Aschalew, Abraham Aseffa, Greg Harper, Rachel Mary Anderson de Cuevas, Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen, Carl-Michael Nathanson, Jean Joly, Brian Faragher, Stephen Bertel Squire, Andrew Ramsay
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fcd0c088028a40928ef06bee045e9b1c
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