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. 2011 Aug 6;378(9790):481; author reply 482-3.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61242-7.

Xpert MTB/RIF test for tuberculosis

Grant Theron, Jonny Peter, Keertan Dheda

PMID: 21821176
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61242-7

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Xpert MTB/RIF test for tuberculosis

Grant Theron et al. Lancet. 2011.

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. 2011 Aug 6;378(9790):481; author reply 482-3.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61242-7.

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Grant Theron, Jonny Peter, Keertan Dheda

PMID: 21821176
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61242-7

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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.
Boehme CC, Nicol MP, Nabeta P, Michael JS, Gotuzzo E, Tahirli R, Gler MT, Blakemore R, Worodria W, Gray C, Huang L, Caceres T, Mehdiyev R, Raymond L, Whitelaw A, Sagadevan K, Alexander H, Albert H, Cobelens F, Cox H, Alland D, Perkins MD. Boehme CC, et al. Lancet. 2011 Apr 30;377(9776):1495-505. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60438-8. Epub 2011 Apr 18. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21507477 Free PMC article.

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