Rapid detection of tuberculosis in remote Alaska

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Author: Ronald J. Bowerman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020
• Subjects: alaska; circumpolar health; rapid molecular testing; tuberculosis; xpert mtb/rif; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Rif; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1827786; https://doaj.org/article/095129b22879495f8bc135a771062509

In a remote region of western Alaska where tuberculosis (TB) incidence remains relatively high, a rapid molecular detection assay (Xpert MTB/RIF) was introduced four years ago with goal of improving the ability to diagnose active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Our aggressive testing programme was inte...