Impact of introducing the line probe assay on time to treatment initiation of MDR-TB in Delhi, India.

SETTING: National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (erstwhile Lala Ram Sarup Institute) in Delhi, India. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate before and after the introduction of the line Probe Assay (LPA) a) the overall time to MDR-TB diagnosis and treatment initiation; b) the step-by-step tim...

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Main Authors: Neeta Singla, Srinath Satyanarayana, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Rafael Van den Bergh, Tony Reid, Katherine Tayler-Smith, V P Myneedu, Engy Ali, Donald A Enarson, Digamber Behera, Rohit Sarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4109962?pdf=render