Assessment of the patient, health system, and population effects of Xpert MTB/RIF and alternative diagnostics for tuberculosis in Tanzania: an integrated modelling approach

• Главные авторы: Ivor Langley, MSc (Автор), Dr. Hsien-Ho Lin, MD (Автор), Saidi Egwaga, MD (Автор), Basra Doulla, MSc (Автор), Chu-Chang Ku, BS (Автор), Prof. Megan Murray, MD (Автор), Ted Cohen, MD (Автор), Prof. S Bertel Squire, MD (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Elsevier, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Several promising new diagnostic methods and algorithms for tuberculosis have been endorsed by WHO. National tuberculosis programmes now face the decision on which methods to implement and where to place them in the diagnostic algorithm. Methods: We used an integrated model to assess the...