Xpert negative means no TB: A mixed-methods study into early implementation of Xpert in Puducherry, India

Autor: Ariarathinam Newtonraj, Emilie Venables, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Debashish Kundu, Anil Jacob Purty, Mani Manikandan, Hemant Deepak Shewade

Publikováno v: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 1379-1385 (2019)

Introduction: Xpert MTB/RIF was implemented in 2016 as the initial diagnostic test for extrapulmonary, pediatric, and human immunodeficiency virus–associated tuberculosis (TB) and as an add-on test for sputum microscopy–negative patients under Re

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Xpert negative means no TB: A mixed-methods study into early implementation of Xpert in Puducherry, India.

Autor: Newtonraj A; Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India., Venables E; Luxembourg Operational Research Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg., Selvaraj K; Department of Community Medicine, AIIMS, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India., Kundu D; International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India., Purty AJ; Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India., Manikandan M; Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India., Shewade HD; International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.; International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France.

Publikováno v: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2019 Apr; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 1379-1385.