Effect of two alternative methods of pooling sputum prior to testing for tuberculosis with genexpert MTB/RIF.

Thi Bich Phuong NguyenNguyen Thu AnhNguyen Van SonVitali SintchenkoJennifer HoGreg J FoxNguyen Viet NhungGuy B Marks

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

The present study was conducted within the Active Casefinding in Tuberculosis (ACT3) Trial. The ACT3 Trial had been registered with Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register on 8th April, 2014. The trial registration number is ACTRN12614000372684 . (Retrospectively registered).

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
clinical trial
mycobacterium tuberculosis
phase iii
phase ii
study protocol
open label
cystic fibrosis
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
double blind
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
electronic health record