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This article explores the feasibility, accuracy and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing for TB disease management in a remote, medically underserved, predominantly Inuit population in Nunavut and found that the test was feasible, accurate and shortened the time to TB treatment initiation.
The feasibility, accuracy, and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in a remote Aboriginal community in Canada.
Alvarez, G.G., Van Dyk, D.D., Desjardins, M., Yasseen, A.S., Aaron, S.D., Cameron, D.W., Obed, N., Baikie,M. et al. (2015). The feasibility, accuracy, and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in a remote Aboriginal community in Canada. CHEST, 148(3), 767-73.
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Tuberculosis Social Justice
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Early Child Development Early Learning & Childcare Northern and Remote Communities
Tuberculosis Health Services Trauma-informed Care
Inuit Health Tuberculosis