Genotype®MTBDRplus and Xpert®MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and resistant tuberculosis: cost analysis in a tertiary referral hospital

Genotype®MTBDRplus and Xpert®MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and resistant tuberculosis: cost analysis in a tertiary referral hospital

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The present study sought to assess the mean and activity based cost (ABC) of the laboratory diagnosis for tuberculosis through the application of conventional and molecular techniques-Xpert®MTB/RIF and Genotype®MTBDRplus-in a tertiary referral hospital in Brazil. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Valéria Martins Soares, Isabela Neves de Almeida, Maria Cláudia Vater, Suely Alves, Lida Jouca de Assis Figueredo, Luciene Scherer, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Wânia da Silva Carvalho, Silvana Spindola de Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
tuberculosis
mycobacteria
diagnosis
mean cost
activity based cost
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