The hidden costs of installing xpert machines in a tuberculosis high-burden country: experiences from Nigeria

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Authors

Saddiq T. Abdurrahman

Nnamdi Emenyonu · Zankli Medical Centre

Olusegun Joshua Obasanya

Lovett Lawson · Zankli Medical Centre

Russell Dacombe · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Muhammad Muhammad

Olanrewaju Oladimeji

Luís E. Cuevas · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Abstract

Space and power requirements have a significant effect on installation costs. Countries need to carefully consider the placement of Xpert machines based on the quality and size of the available infrastructure.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: Pan African Medical Journal

Volume 18, pp. 277-277

DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.277.3906

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