Automated chest-radiography as a triage for Xpert testing in resource-constrained settings: a prospective study of diagnostic accuracy and costs

The Sensitivity and Specificity of Using a Computer Aided Diagnosis Program for Automatically Scoring Chest X-Rays of Presumptive TB Patients Compared with Xpert MTB/RIF in Lusaka Zambia

(2014) Monde Muyoyeta et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of laboratory costs of rapid molecular tests and conventional diagnostics for detection of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

(2013) Maunank Shah et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Target prioritization and strategy selection for active case-finding of pulmonary tuberculosis: a tool to support country-level project planning

(2013) Nobuyuki Nishikiori et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Sputum induction to aid diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce tuberculosis in adults in HIV-endemic settings

(2013) J. G. Peter et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Detection of tuberculosis using digital chest radiography: automated reading vs. interpretation by clinical officers

(2013) P. Maduskar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis in primary-care settings in Africa: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial

(2013) Grant Theron et al.   LANCET

Optimal Triage Test Characteristics to Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for TB Diagnosis: A Decision Analysis

(2013) Anna H. van’t Hoog et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of two methods for acquisition of sputum samples for diagnosis of suspected tuberculosis in smear-negative or sputum-scarce people: a randomised controlled trial

(2013) Jonathan G Peter et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

The cost-effectiveness of routine tuberculosis screening with Xpert MTB/RIF prior to initiation of antiretroviral therapy

(2012) Jason R. Andrews et al.   AIDS

Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis: a cost and affordability analysis

(2012) Andrea Pantoja et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnostic Strategies to Reduce Early Mortality Among Persons With Advanced HIV Infection Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

(2012) Taiwo O. Abimbola et al.   JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

The Impact and Cost of Scaling up GeneXpert MTB/RIF in South Africa

(2012) Gesine Meyer-Rath et al.   PLoS One

Performance Characteristics of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Test in a Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey

(2012) Susan E. Dorman et al.   PLoS One

Scaling up Xpert MTB/RIF technology: the costs of laboratory-vs.clinic-based roll-out in South Africa

(2012) Kathryn Schnippel et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Do adjunct tuberculosis tests, when combined with Xpert MTB/RIF, improve accuracy and the cost of diagnosis in a resource-poor setting?

(2011) Grant Theron et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study

(2011) Catharina C Boehme et al.   LANCET

Clinical and Radiographic Factors Do Not Accurately Diagnose Smear-Negative Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Inpatients in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

(2010) J. Lucian Davis et al.   PLoS One