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Enhancing Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Molecular and Phenotypic Testing in South Africa

  • By

  • Ginenus Fekadu

  • Tadesse Tolossa

  • Lan Gao

  • Habteyes Hailu Tola

  • Tesfaye Regassa Feyissa

  • Lianping Yang

  • Shanquan Chen

  • Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

  • Elias Asfaw

  • Martin Siegel

  • Wai Kit Ming

  • February 9, 2026

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Top Institutions in Pulmonary

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  • #1

    University of Cape Town
    University of Cape Town

    Cape Town, Western Cape

    Key Differentiators

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Tuberculosis Research
    • Molecular Diagnostics

  • #2

    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland

    Key Differentiators

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Global Health
    • Molecular Microbiology

  • #3

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, England

    Key Differentiators

    • Epidemiology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Global Health

  • #4

    National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)
    National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)

    Johannesburg, Gauteng

    Key Differentiators

    • Microbiology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Public Health

  • #5

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Epidemiology

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Enhancing Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Molecular and Phenotypic Testing in South Africa

  • by Ginenus Fekadu, Tadesse Tolossa, Lan Gao, Habteyes Hailu Tola, Tesfaye Regassa Feyissa, Lianping Yang, Shanquan Chen, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Elias Asfaw, Martin Siegel, Wai Kit Ming

  • February 9, 2026

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