The Role of GeneXpert<sup>®</sup> for Tuberculosis Diagnostics in Brazil: An Examination from a Historical and Epidemiological Perspective

The Role of GeneXpert<sup>®</sup> for Tuberculosis Diagnostics in Brazil: An Examination from a Historical and Epidemiological Perspective

The rapid molecular test (RMT) performed on the GeneXpert<sup>®</sup> system is widely used as a control strategy and surveillance technique for tuberculosis (TB). In the region of the Americas, TB incidence is slowly increasing owing to an upward trend in Brazil, which is among the high...

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Main Authors: Tirça Naiara da Silva Iúdice, Marília Lima da Conceição, Artemir Coelho de Brito, Nicole Menezes de Souza, Cristal Ribeiro Mesquita, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Ismari Perini Furlaneto, Alessandra de Souza Saboia, Maria Cristina da Silva Lourenço, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Emilyn Costa Conceição
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
tuberculosis
rapid molecular test
Xpert MTB/RIF
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra
Brazil
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/11/483

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