Access to second-line drug susceptibility testing results among patients with Rifampicin resistant tuberculosis after introduction of the Hain® Line Probe Assay in Southern provinces, Zimbabwe

Objectives: To determine the proportion of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) patients who accessed second-line drug susceptibility testing (SL-DST) results following introduction of the Hain technology in southern provinces, Zimbabwe. Design: Cohort study using secondary data. Results: Xpert...

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Main Authors: Collins Timire, Charles Sandy, Ajay M.V. Kumar, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Barbara Murwira, Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Anthony D. Harries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219300712