Open AccessThe Importance of Implementation Strategy in Scaling Up Xpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in the Indian Health-Care System: A Transmission Model
Author(s) -
Henrik Salje,
Jason R. Andrews,
Sarang Deo,
Srinath Satyanarayana,
Amanda Sun,
Madhukar Pai,
David W. Dowdy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001674
Subject(s) - medicine , genexpert mtb/rif , tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , public sector , private sector , transmission (telecommunications) , population , public health , health care , family medicine , environmental health , sputum , nursing , economic growth , physics , economy , electrical engineering , engineering , pathology , optics , economics
Using a modelling approach, David Dowdy and colleagues investigate how different implementation strategies for Xpert MTB/RIF within the complex, fragmented healthcare system of India may affect tuberculosis control. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary
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