Assessment of GeneXpert GxAlert platform for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis diagnosis and patients’ linkage to care in Tanzania

Assessment of GeneXpert GxAlert platform for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis diagnosis and patients’ linkage to care in Tanzania

Abstract Objective The gap between patients diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and enrolment in treatment is one of the major challenges in tuberculosis control programmes. A 4-year (2013–2016) retrospective review of patients’ clinical data and subsequent in-depth interviews...

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Main Authors: Nicholaus Peter Mnyambwa, Issack Lekule, Esther S. Ngadaya, Godfather Kimaro, Pammla Petrucka, Dong-Jin Kim, Johnson Lymo, Rudovick Kazwala, Fausta Mosha, Sayoki G. Mfinanga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
MDR-TB treatment
Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis
GeneXpert
GxAlert
Rifampicin resistant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3235-7

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