Operational lessons drawn from pilot implementation of Xpert MTB/Rif in Brazil

• Main Authors: Betina Durovni (Author), Valeria Saraceni (Author), Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos (Author), Solange Cavalcante (Author), Elizabeth Soares (Author), Cristina Lourenço (Author), Alexandre Menezes (Author), Susan van den Hof (Author), Frank Cobelens (Author), Anete Trajman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Problem The World Health Organization has endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), an automated polymerase-chain-reaction-based assay, for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis. However, large-scale use of a new technology calls for preparation and adaptation. Approach A pilot implementation study was cond...