GeneXpert for TB diagnosis: planned and purposeful implementation
Piatek, A.S.; Van Cleeff, M.; Alexander, H.; Coggin, W.L.; Rehr, M.; Van Kampen, S.; Shinnick, T.M.; Mukadi, Y.
Global Health Science and Practice 1(1): 18-23
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 2169-575X PMID: 25276513 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-12-00004Document Number: 566836
Xpert MTB/RIF is a major advance for TB diagnostics, especially for multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB and HIV-associated TB. But implementation concerns including cost, technical support requirements, and challenging demands of providing second-line TB drugs for diagnosed MDR-TB cases call for gradual, careful introduction based on country circumstances.