An observational report of universal GeneXpert testing of inpatients with diagnosed or presumptive TB in the Philippines
<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> The Philippines is a high TB and multidrug-resistant TB burden country. Although the scale-up of GeneXpert testing is occurring, the benefits of universal Xpert-Mycobacterium tuberculosis/ rifampicin (MTB/RIF) testing in inpatients have not been docu...
Main Authors: | Thi, AM, Lee, N, Parris, V, Marin, FP, Roy, L, Calapis, RW, Ariyoshi, K, Parry, CM, Cox, SE |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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