Feasibility and acceptability of GeneXpert MTB/XDR implementation among healthcare workers in three low-middle income African countries
This study showed that implementation of Xpert-XDR in health facilities is both feasible and acceptable by all types of healthcare workers. Some barriers with Xpert-XDR are not exclusive to this particular diagnostic tool but are important to address when policy makers are deciding which tools to implement.
Authors
- Sara Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-9098)
- Miriam Bathnna
- Gcinile Gule
- Evaezi Okpokoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-5995)
- Ahmed Bedru
- Alash’le Abimiku
- Mohammed Feyisso Shaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9352-058X)
- Anushka Naidoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9550-9501)
- Kalkidan Yae
- Kogieleum Naidoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-6661)
- Edine Tiemersma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2071-3038)
- Sussan Israel-Isah
- Medhane Zekarias
- Judith Nomthandazo Dlamini-Miti
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (NL)
- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (ZA)
- Institute of Human Virology (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326342
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership