Xpert®MTB/RIF for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Remote Arctic Setting: Impact on Cost and Time to Treatment Initiation.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Olivia Oxlade, Jordan Sugarman, Gonzalo G Alvarez, Madhukar Pai, Kevin Schwartzman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Nunavut; Rif; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150119; https://doaj.org/article/d1967dc2c73f4d8a89bae24bb4a861ce

BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health problem in the Canadian Arctic. Substantial health system delays in TB diagnosis can occur, in part due to the lack of capacity for onsite microbiologic testing. A study recently evaluated the yield and impact of a rapid automated PCR test (X...