Delays and loss to follow-up before treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis following implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF in South Africa: A retrospective cohort study

The effect of early versus late treatment initiation after diagnosis on the outcomes of patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review

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Global burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children: a mathematical modelling study

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The impact of Xpert® MTB/RIF in sparsely populated rural settings

(2015) T. Van Den Handel et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF

(2015) Gavin J Churchyard et al.   Lancet Global Health

Impact of Decentralized Care and the Xpert MTB/RIF Test on Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Initiation in Khayelitsha, South Africa

(2015) H. S. Cox et al.   Open Forum Infectious Diseases

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

(2014) Pren Naidoo et al.   PLoS One

Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for TB Diagnosis in a Primary Care Clinic with High TB and HIV Prevalence in South Africa: A Pragmatic Randomised Trial

(2014) Helen S. Cox et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Comparing early treatment outcomes of MDR-TB in decentralised and centralised settings in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

(2012) M. Loveday et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Population Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF: A Dynamic Simulation and Economic Evaluation

(2012) Nicolas A. Menzies et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Risk factors for mortality among MDR- and XDR-TB patients in a high HIV prevalence setting

(2011) N. R. Gandhi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

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

Impact of enhanced tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: A mathematical model of expanded culture and drug susceptibility testing

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