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Gupta-Wright A, den Boon S, MacLean E, Cirillo DM, Cobelens F, et al.

2023-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has developed target product profiles containing minimum and optimum targets for key characteristics for tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and opt...

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Mitnick CD, Rodriguez CA, Hatton ML, Brigden G, Cobelens F, et al.

2016-05-25 • PLOS One

INTRODUCTION
There are numerous challenges in delivering appropriate treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and the evidence base to guide those practices remains li...

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Boehme CC, Nicol MP, Nabeta P, Michael JS, Gotuzzo E, et al.

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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Lienhardt C, Lonnroth K, Menzies D, Balasegaram M, Chakaya JM, et al.

2016-03-02 • PLOS Medicine

Christian Lienhardt and colleagues describe the research efforts needed to end the global tuberculosis epidemic by 2035.

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Target product profiles: tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and optimization

Programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis: an updated research agenda

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

Translational Research for Tuberculosis Elimination: Priorities, Challenges, and Actions