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:...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100301&lng=en&tlng=en |
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