Abstract
Carlton Evans considers whether the new tuberculosis diagnostic test, GeneXpert, is the solution for TB control that it's said to be.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular / pharmacology
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Diagnostic Tests, Routine / instrumentation
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Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects
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Humans
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods*
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Point-of-Care Systems
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Rifampin / pharmacology
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / complications
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology
Substances
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular
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DNA, Bacterial
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Rifampin