Impact of Replacing Smear Microscopy with Xpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Brazil: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial
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Title
Impact of Replacing Smear Microscopy with Xpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Brazil: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial
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Keywords
Tuberculosis diagnosis and management, Tuberculosis, Government laboratories, Sputum, Diagnostic medicine, Brazil, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Age groups
Journal
PLOS MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages e1001766
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2014-12-10
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1001766
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