ASAP-GxNet project in Burkina Faso: fulfil country capacity gaps to ensure efficient utilisation of GeneXpert instruments in tuberculosis care and cascade. Issue 1 (1st February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alagna, Riccardo; Sawadogo, Tinnoga Lèon; Combary, Adjima; Diandé, Souba; Cirillo, Daniela Maria
• Is Part Of: ERJ open research. Volume 5:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-02-01
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; Respiration; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Electronic journals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodical; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00150-2018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2312-0541

Abstract

In the European Respiratory Journal, Albert et al. [1] reviewed the lessons learnt from the global roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) highlighting the need, among others, to build country capacity to ensure an impactful introduction of new diagnostic technologies. Improving availability, accessibility and quality of national GeneXpert networks through ASAP-GxNet http://ow.ly/umaZ30mGRpE