The modules (1-12) are based on materials originally developed by FIND, KNCV and Cepheid, and are in PowerPoint format for country customization. Depending on the audience, modules may be selected and adapted according to need (e.g. basic users, supervisors, clinicians). Topics covered include: Over...view of TB and diagnostics, biosafety, specimen collection, procurement, installation, Xpert MTB/RIF technology, results interpretation, reporting, troubleshooting, maintenance, a clinical guide, and quality assurance.
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Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
April 16, 2012
Public Health Action
vol 5 no 3 published 21 september 2015
PLOS ONE 10(12): e0144040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144040
NOVEMBER 2012
This document serves as an update to “Out of the Dark”, a report published by MSF in October 2011, highlighting the need to prioritise the long-neglected area of paediatric tuberculosis (TB). This update will outline the key improvements and setbacks—the ‘highlights’ and ‘...lowlights’—that have occurred over the last year.
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Stop TB Communicable Diseases
Research Article
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:262; doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-262
Eur Respir J. 2014 April ; 43(4): 1132–1141. doi:10.1183/09031936.00203613.