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Decreased Time to Treatment Initiation for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients after Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Test, Latvia
Liga KuksaJames W. BrownVija RiekstiņaHelen R. StaggGunta DravnieceVaira LeimaneCharlotte JacksonPeter J WhiteĢIrts ŠķEndersAndra Cīrulesubject
0301 basic medicineOncologyMaleEpidemiologylcsh:Medicine0302 clinical medicine1108 Medical MicrobiologyTuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant030212 general & internal medicinebacteriaDecreased Time to Treatment Initiation for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients after Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Test Latviabiologytime to treatment initiationDrug Resistance MicrobialMiddle Agedmultidrug-resistant tuberculosisRifampin resistanceInfectious Diseases1117 Public Health And Health ServicesTuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant/diagnosisFemaleRifampinLife Sciences & BiomedicineMicrobiology (medical)Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyTuberculosisAdolescentpulmonary030106 microbiologyXpert MTB/RIFImmunologyTime to treatmentMicrobiologylcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesTime-to-TreatmentMycobacterium tuberculosismolecular diagnostics03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultAntibiotic resistancemultidrug resistanceInternal medicinemedicineHumanslcsh:RC109-216Multivariable modelantimicrobial resistanceTuberculin testAntibiotics AntitubercularScience & Technologybusiness.industryTuberculin TestResearchlcsh:RMycobacterium tuberculosis/drug effects1103 Clinical SciencesMycobacterium tuberculosisbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseAntibiotics Antitubercular/pharmacologyLatviatuberculosis and other mycobacteriaMultiple drug resistanceMODELTuberculin Test/methodsbusinessRifampin/pharmacologyMDR TBdescription
This test decreased time to treatment initiation by 66%–84%.
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2016-03-01 |