A comparison of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment commencement times in MDRTBPlus line probe assay and Xpert® MTB/RIF-based algorithms in a routine operational setting in Cape Town.

Naidoo, Prendu Toit, ElizabethDunbar, RoryLombard, CarlCaldwell, JudyDetjen, AnneSquire, S BertelEnarson, Donald ABeyers, Nulda2016-01-282016-01-282014A comparison of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment commencement times in MDRTBPlus line probe assay and Xpert® MTB/RIF-based algorithms in a routine operational setting in Cape Town. 2014, 9 (7):e103328 PLoS ONE1932-62032507959910.1371/journal.pone.0103328http://hdl.handle.net/11288/595137Xpert MTB/RIF was introduced as a screening test for all presumptive tuberculosis cases in primary health services in Cape Town, South Africa.enArchived with thanks to PloS oneMultidrug-Resistant TuberculosisRoutine Operational Settingprimary health servicesSouth AfricaAlgorithmsAntitubercular AgentsHumansSouth AfricaTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantA comparison of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment commencement times in MDRTBPlus line probe assay and Xpert® MTB/RIF-based algorithms in a routine operational setting in Cape Town.ArticlePloS one