Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF and decentralized care on linkage to care and drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Johannesburg, South Africa

• Main Authors: Denise Evans (Author), Tembeka Sineke (Author), Kathryn Schnippel (Author), Rebecca Berhanu (Author), Caroline Govathson (Author), Andrew Black (Author), Lawrence Long (Author), Sydney Rosen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2011, South Africa improved its ability to test for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) by introducing GeneXpert MTB/RIF. At the same time, the South African National TB program adopted a policy decentralized, outpatient treatment for drug resistant (DR-) TB. We aim to analyze the...