Point of care Xpert MTB/RIF versus smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in southern African primary care clinics: a multicentre economic evaluation

• Main Authors: Anil Pooran, PhD (Author), Grant Theron, PhD (Author), Lynn Zijenah, PhD (Author), Duncan Chanda, MD (Author), Petra Clowes, MD (Author), Lawrence Mwenge, MSc (Author), Farirai Mutenherwa, MSc (Author), Paul Lecesse, MD (Author), John Metcalfe, MD (Author), Hojoon Sohn, PhD (Author), Michael Hoelscher, MD (Author), Alex Pym, PhD (Author), Jonny Peter, PhD (Author), David Dowdy, PhD (Author), Keertan Dheda, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Rapid on-site diagnosis facilitates tuberculosis control. Performing Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) at point of care is feasible, even when performed by minimally trained health-care workers, and when compared with point-of-care smear microscopy, reduces time to diagnosis and pretreatmen...