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Review
. 2011 Nov 15:204 Suppl 4:S1102-9.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir453.

Against all odds: diagnosing tuberculosis in South Africa

Douglas Wilson  1 , Victoria Howell, Christina Toppozini, Krista Dong, Michael Clark, Rocio Hurtado
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Review

Against all odds: diagnosing tuberculosis in South Africa

Douglas Wilson et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Clinical and logistic systems to support the timely diagnosis of tuberculosis are currently not preventing large numbers of tuberculosis deaths in South Africa. Context-appropriate systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis are entirely dependent on effective and responsive management of human resources and an uninterrupted supply of clinical materials. Attention to these components of the tuberculosis program is urgently needed before new diagnostic technologies can be expected to impact on tuberculosis mortality in resource constrained settings.

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