Tropical medicine and infectious disease
Strengthening the National Reference Laboratory in the Republic of Congo: An Investment Imperative for Tuberculosis Diagnostics.
Darrel Ornelle Elion Assiana, Franck Hardain Okemba-Okombi, Salomon Tchuandom Bonsi, Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga, Juliet E Bryant, Jean Akiana, Tanou Joseph Kalivogui, Alain Disu Kamalandua, Nuccia Saleri, Lionel Caruana, Hugues Traoré Asken, Dissou Affolabi
Published: 202610.3390/tropicalmed11010023
Abstract
National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories (NTRLs) are central to tuberculosis (TB) control programs. Between 2018 and 2024, the Republic of Congo, a country of 6 million inhabitants, achieved a transformative strengthening of its TB diagnostic sys…
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