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GeneXpert TB 8: A point-of-care diagnostic pilot

Philip Smith, Anna van Esch, Melissa Wallace, Robin Wood, Linda-Gail Bekker

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Authors' affiliations

Philip Smith, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Anna van Esch, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Melissa Wallace, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Robin Wood, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Linda-Gail Bekker, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

GeneXpert; Linkage-to-care; Mobile; Point-of-care;TB diagnosis; Tuberculosis

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2014;104(8):524. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.8461

Article History

Date submitted: 2014-05-14
Date published: 2014-07-25

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