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

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

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 co...

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Main Authors: Betina Durovni, Valeria Saraceni, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Solange Cavalcante, Elizabeth Soares, Cristina Lourenço, Alexandre Menezes, Susan van den Hof, Frank Cobelens, Anete Trajman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2014-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862014000800613&lng=en&tlng=en

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