Differential yield of universal versus selective drug susceptibility testing of patients with tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Although universal drug susceptibility testing (DST) is a component of the End-TB Strategy, over 70% of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) cases globally remain undetected. This detection gap reflects difficulties in DST scale-up and substantial heterogeneity in policies and implemente...
Main Authors: | Giorgia Sulis, Anita Svadzian, Genevieve Gore, Claudia M Denkinger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMJ Global Health |
Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/10/e003438.full |
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