Xpert negative means no TB: A mixed-methods study into early implementation of Xpert in Puducherry, India

Introduction: Xpert MTB/RIF was implemented in 2016 as the initial diagnostic test for extrapulmonary, pediatric, and human immunodeficiency virus–associated tuberculosis (TB) and as an add-on test for sputum microscopy–negative patients under Revised National TB Control Programme, Puducherry, India...

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Main Authors: Ariarathinam Newtonraj, Emilie Venables, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Debashish Kundu, Anil Jacob Purty, Mani Manikandan, Hemant Deepak Shewade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=4;spage=1379;epage=1385;aulast=Newtonraj