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Performance of FASTPlaqueTB and a modified protocol in a high HIV prevalence community in South Africa

Trollip AP, Albert H, Mole R, Marshall T, van Cutsem G,  et al.
2009-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2009-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Modifications in the FASTPlaqueTB test protocol have resulted in an increase in the analytical limits of detection. This study investigated whether the performance of a modified prototyp...
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Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study

Boehme CC, Nicol MP, Nabeta P, Michael JS, Gotuzzo E,  et al.
2011-04-19 • Lancet
2011-04-19 • Lancet
BACKGROUND: The Xpert MTB/RIF test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) can detect tuberculosis and its multidrug-resistant form with very high sensitivity and specificity in controlled studies...
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Countrywide roll-out of Xpert® MTB/RIF in Swaziland: the first three years of implementation

Sikhondze W, Dlamini T, Khumalo D, Maphalala G, Dlamini SV,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
All 19 public health laboratories in Swaziland that had Xpert(®) MTB/RIF machines installed as part of a countrywide roll-out between June 2011 and June 2014.

OBJECT...