Pooled testing of sputum with Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra during tuberculosis active case finding campaigns in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Pooled testing of sputum with Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra during tuberculosis active case finding campaigns in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Active case finding (ACF) of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) is a key intervention to find the 30% of people missed every year. However, ACF requires screening large numbers of individuals who have a low probability of positive results, typically

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Hauptverfasser: Iem, Vibol, Chittamany, Phonenaly, Suthepmany, Sakhone, Siphanthong, Souvimone, Siphanthong, Phitsada, Somphavong, Silaphet, Kontogianni, Konstantina, Dodd, James, Khan, Jahangir A. M, Domínguez, José, Wingfield, Tom, Creswell, Jacob, Cuevas, Luis E, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Sprache:eng
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Active case finding
Pooled testing
Pooling
Xpert MTB/RIF
Xpert Ultra
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Zusammenfassung:Active case finding (ACF) of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) is a key intervention to find the 30% of people missed every year. However, ACF requires screening large numbers of individuals who have a low probability of positive results, typically