Implementing rapid testing for tuberculosis in Mozambique

• Main Authors: James Cowan (Author), Cathy Michel (Author), Ivan Manhiça (Author), Claudio Monivo (Author), Desiderio Saize (Author), Jacob Creswell (Author), Stephen Gloyd (Author), Mark Micek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Problem In Mozambique, pulmonary tuberculosis is primarily diagnosed with sputum smear microscopy. However this method has low sensitivity, especially in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Patients are seldom tested for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Approach The national tubercu...