TY - JOUR AU - Auld, Andrew F. AU - Agizew, Tefera AU - Pals, Sherri AU - Finlay, Alyssa AU - Ndwapi, Ndwapi AU - Boyd, Rosanna AU - Alexander, Heather AU - Mathoma, Anikie AU - Basotli, Joyce AU - Gwebe-Nyirenda, Sambayawo AU - Shepherd, James AU - Ellerbrock, Tedd V. AU - Date, Anand PY - 2016 DA - 2016/10/26 TI - Implementation of a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate impact of Botswana’s Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic algorithm on TB diagnostic sensitivity and early antiretroviral therapy mortality JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 606 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - In 2012, as a pilot for Botswana’s national Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) rollout plans, intensified tuberculosis (TB) case finding (ICF) activities were strengthened at 22 HIV treatment clinics prior to phased activation of 13 Xpert instruments. Together, the strengthened ICF intervention and Xpert activation are referred to as the “Xpert package”. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1905-4 DO - 10.1186/s12879-016-1905-4 ID - Auld2016 ER -