Triage tests: a new priority for tuberculosis diagnostics

Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Mar;3(3):177-8. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00061-2. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

Authors

Alberto L García-Basteiro¹, Frank Cobelens²

Affiliations

¹ Centro de Investigação em Saude de Manhiça, CP 1929 Maputo, Mozambique; ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: alberto.garcia-basteiro@manhica.net.
² Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands; KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, Netherlands.

PMID: 25773207
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00061-2

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MeSH terms

Biomarkers / metabolism
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Point-of-Care Testing
Rifampin / pharmacology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum / microbiology
Triage / methods*
Tuberculosis / diagnosis*

Substances

Biomarkers
Rifampin