Change in TB diagnostic profile after introduction of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay in National TB Program of Armenia, 2013-2017

Change in TB diagnostic profile after introduction of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay in National TB Program of Armenia, 2013-2017

Introduction: In 2013, the National Tuberculosis (TB) Program of Armenia introduced GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay to address World Health Organization (WHO) target of 80% (2020) of notified new and relapse TB cases to be tested with WHO recommended rapid diagnostic methods. This study aimed to as...

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Main Authors: Eduard Kabasakalyan, Karapet Davtyan, Viktorya Cholakyans, Alvard Mirzoyan, Karine Kentenyants, Diana Petrosyan, Armen Hayrapetyan, Himanshu A Gupte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
GeneXpert MTB/RIF
Diagnosis
NRL
Laboratory
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/10920
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