A Survey on Use of Rapid Tests and Tuberculosis Diagnostic Practices by Primary Health Care Providers in South Africa: Implications for the Development of New Point-of-Care Tests

• Malika Davids ,

  * E-mail: Malika.davids@uct.ac.za

  Affiliation Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of pulmonology and UCT lung Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Keertan Dheda,

  Affiliation Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of pulmonology and UCT lung Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Nitika Pant Pai,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, V Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, H3A1A1, Canada

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• Dolphina Cogill,

  Affiliation Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of pulmonology and UCT lung Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Madhukar Pai,

  Affiliation McGill International TB Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McGill University, 1020 Pine Ave West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A2, Canada

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• Nora Engel

  Affiliation Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Research School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, NL - 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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