| Autor: |
Neeraj Raizada, Sunil D Khaparde, Raghuram Rao, Aakshi Kalra, Sanjay Sarin, Virender Singh Salhotra, Soumya Swaminathan, Ashwani Khanna, Kamal Kishore Chopra, M Hanif, Varinder Singh, K R Umadevi, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Sophie Huddart, Rajneesh Tripathi, C H Surya Prakash, B K Saha, Claudia M Denkinger, Catharina Boehme |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 8, p e0202085 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0202085 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in infants is challenging due to non-specific clinical presentations of the disease in this age-group and low sensitivity of widely available TB diagnostic tools, which in turn delays prompt access to TB treatment. Upfront access to Xpert/MTB RIF (Xpert) testing, a highly sensitive and specific rapid diagnostic tool, could potentially address some of these challenges. Under the current project, we assessed the utility and feasibility of applying upfront Xpert for diagnosis of tuberculosis in infants, including for testing of non-sputum specimens. METHODS:A high throughput lab was established in each of the four project cities, and linked to various health care providers across the city, through rapid specimen transportation and electronic reporting linkages. Free Xpert testing was offered to all infant ( |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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