GeneXpert rollout in three high-burden tuberculosis countries in Africa: A review of pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis and outcomes from 2001 to 2019.
Victor WilliamsMarianne CalnanBassey Effiom EdemChukwuemeka OnwuchekwaChika OkoroChristine CandariRhodora CruzKennedy OtwombePublished in: African journal of laboratory medicine (2022)
Improvements in tuberculosis treatment outcomes were achieved, but little progress has been made in new case notification due to varied implementation and scale-up of GeneXpert across the three countries. Implementation barriers need to be addressed to achieve the required tuberculosis targets.