Simple Rapid Near-Patient Diagnostics for Tuberculosis Remain Elusive—Is a “Treat-to-Test” Strategy More Realistic?

Alice L. den Hertog; Oleg A. Mayboroda; Paul R. Klatser; Richard M. Anthony

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002207

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Simple Rapid Near-Patient Diagnostics for Tuberculosis Remain Elusive—Is a “Treat-to-Test” Strategy More Realistic?

Alice L. den Hertog ,

* E-mail: a.d.hertog@kit.nl

Affiliation KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Oleg A. Mayboroda,

Affiliation Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands
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Paul R. Klatser,

Affiliation KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Richard M. Anthony

Affiliation KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Simple Rapid Near-Patient Diagnostics for Tuberculosis Remain Elusive—Is a “Treat-to-Test” Strategy More Realistic?

Alice L. den Hertog,
Oleg A. Mayboroda,
Paul R. Klatser,
Richard M. Anthony

Published: November 3, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002207

About the Authors

Alice L. den Hertog

* E-mail: a.d.hertog@kit.nl

Affiliation KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Oleg A. Mayboroda

Affiliation Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands

Paul R. Klatser

Affiliation KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Richard M. Anthony

Affiliation KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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