Introduction: The Xpert MTB/RIF is recommended by the World Health Organization as a first line rapid test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); however, China does not routinely use this test, partially due to the lack of a sufficient number of systematic evaluations of this assay in local patients. The aims of this study were to comprehensively assess the diagnostic performance of Xpert MTB/RIF, either alone or in combination with conventional assays for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in adult Chinese patients.Methods: Xpert MTB/RIF tests were performed in 190 adult patients with suspected pulmonary TB, using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as test specimens. In parallel, conventional tests were carried out using the same B...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is a molecular assay used for direct detection of Mycobacterium tube...
The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can be reduced by preventing transmission with rapid a...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay was introduced for timely and accurate detection of tuberculosis (TB). The a...
Introduction: The Xpert MTB/RIF is recommended by the World Health Organization as a first line rapi...
Objective: To evaluate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF (MTB/RIF) in the county-level tuberculosis (...
SummaryObjectiveTo evaluate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF (MTB/RIF) in the county-level tuberculo...
Setting: A prospective observational study conducted in Medical college hospital, in a high-TB- prev...
BackgroundThe Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay is a rapid nucleic acid amplification test widely used in ...
OBJECTIVES: Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid) is a rapid molecular assay shown to be sensitive and specific fo...
Background. Despite low sensitivity in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sputum acid-fast sme...
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in India. The World Health Organization ha...
The global burden of tuberculosis (TB), particularly with multidrug resistance (MDR), is escalating ...
Background: The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is an automated molecular test for the detection of tube...
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of the Xpert® MTB/RIF (GeneXpert) assay for tracheobronchia...
Context: Sputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a diagnostic challe...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is a molecular assay used for direct detection of Mycobacterium tube...
The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can be reduced by preventing transmission with rapid a...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay was introduced for timely and accurate detection of tuberculosis (TB). The a...
Introduction: The Xpert MTB/RIF is recommended by the World Health Organization as a first line rapi...
Objective: To evaluate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF (MTB/RIF) in the county-level tuberculosis (...
SummaryObjectiveTo evaluate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF (MTB/RIF) in the county-level tuberculo...
Setting: A prospective observational study conducted in Medical college hospital, in a high-TB- prev...
BackgroundThe Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay is a rapid nucleic acid amplification test widely used in ...
OBJECTIVES: Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid) is a rapid molecular assay shown to be sensitive and specific fo...
Background. Despite low sensitivity in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sputum acid-fast sme...
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in India. The World Health Organization ha...
The global burden of tuberculosis (TB), particularly with multidrug resistance (MDR), is escalating ...
Background: The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is an automated molecular test for the detection of tube...
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of the Xpert® MTB/RIF (GeneXpert) assay for tracheobronchia...
Context: Sputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a diagnostic challe...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is a molecular assay used for direct detection of Mycobacterium tube...
The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can be reduced by preventing transmission with rapid a...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay was introduced for timely and accurate detection of tuberculosis (TB). The a...