Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058195
Abstract: Objectives Prevalence surveys remain the best way to assess the national tuberculosis (TB) burden in many countries. Challenges with using culture (the reference standard) for TB diagnosis in prevalence surveys have led to increasing use… read more here.
Keywords: culture; tuberculosis; prevalence; trace positive ... See more keywords