Impact and cost-effectiveness of culture for diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected Brazilian adults.

Impact and cost-effectiveness of culture for diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected Brazilian adults.

Culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis currently represents the closest "gold standard" for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), but operational data are scant on the impact and cost-effectiveness of TB culture for human immunodeficiency (HIV-) infected individuals in resource-limited settings.W...

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Main Authors: David W Dowdy, Maria C Lourenço, Solange C Cavalcante, Valeria Saraceni, Bonnie King, Jonathan E Golub, David Bishai, Betina Durovni, Richard E Chaisson, Susan E Dorman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2614861?pdf=render

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