Reducing the Global Burden of Tuberculosis

The Contribution of Improved Diagnostics

Emmett B. Keeler, Mark D. Perkins, Peter Small, Christy Hanson, Steven Reed, Jane Cunningham, Julia E. Aledort, Lee H. Hilborne, Maria E. Rafael, Federico Girosi, et al.

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2006Published in: Nature, v. 444, Suppl. 1, 23 Nov. 2006, p. 49-57

The authors estimated the impact of hypothetical new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in patients with persistent cough in developing countries. They found that a variety of new tests could help better identify TB cases and target treatment, thereby reducing the burden of disease.

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  • Copyright: Nature Publishing Group
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2006
  • Pages: 9
  • Document Number: EP-200611-23

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