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Review
. 2017 Oct 17;14(10):e1002406.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002406. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Improving tuberculosis diagnosis: Better tests or better healthcare?

Sumona Datta  1   2   3 , Matthew J Saunders  1   2   3 , Marco A Tovar  1   2   3 , Carlton A Evans  1   2   3
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Review

Improving tuberculosis diagnosis: Better tests or better healthcare?

Sumona Datta et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Perspective accompanying Sylvia and colleagues, Carlton Evans and colleagues discuss the challenge of squaring policies around tuberculosis diagnosis with the realities of clinical practice in small villages and low-resource settings.

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Conflict of interest statement

CAE is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. The other authors have no competing interests to declare.

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