Open AccessPoint-of-care Xpert® MTB/RIF for smear-negative tuberculosis suspects at a primary care clinic in South Africa
Author(s) -
Annelies Van Rie,
Liesl Page-Shipp,
Colleen F. Hanrahan,
Kathryn Schnippel,
Heather Dansey,
Jean Bassett,
Kate Clouse,
Lesley Scott,
Wendy Stevens,
Ian Sanne
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease/the international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. articles traduits en français ...
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1815-7920
pISSN - 1027-3719
DOI - 10.5588/ijtld.12.0392
Subject(s) - medicine , point of care , sputum , tuberculosis , genexpert mtb/rif , turnaround time , point of care testing , emergency medicine , tuberculosis diagnosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , nursing , pathology , computer science , operating system
To assess the clinical utility and cost of point-of-care Xpert® MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis (TB).