Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing on tuberculosis management and outcomes in hospitalized patients in Uganda.

Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing on tuberculosis management and outcomes in hospitalized patients in Uganda.

The clinical impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in high HIV-prevalence settings is unknown.To determine the diagnostic accuracy and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF among high-risk TB suspects.WE PROSPECTIVELY ENROLLED CONSECUTIVE, HOSPITALIZED, UGANDAN TB SUSPECTS IN TWO PHASES: baselin...

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Main Authors: Christina Yoon, Adithya Cattamanchi, J Lucian Davis, William Worodria, Saskia den Boon, Nelson Kalema, Winceslaus Katagira, Sylvia Kaswabuli, Cecily Miller, Alfred Andama, Heidi Albert, Pamela Nabeta, Christen Gray, Irene Ayakaka, Laurence Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3490868?pdf=render

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