Piloting Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF Testing on Various Specimens under Programmatic Conditions for Diagnosis of TB & DR-TB in Paediatric Population.

Raizada, Neeraj

Piloting Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF Testing on Various Specimens under Programmatic Conditions for Diagnosis of TB & DR-TB in Paediatric Population. [electronic resource] - PloS one 2015 - e0140375 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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10.1371/journal.pone.0140375 doi


Adolescent
Antibiotics, Antitubercular--pharmacology
Body Fluids--microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mass Screening--methods
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques--methods
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--drug effects
National Health Programs
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Rifampin--pharmacology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant--diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis