Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for EPTB (Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis) patients on different types of extrapulmonary specimens from different anatomic sites. Methods: Patients with suspected EPTB were prospectively included, extrapulmonary specimens were collected and subjected to culture, Xpert and Xpert Ultra assays in accordance with relevant guidelines. Results: A total of 225 cases were included which contained 200 EPTB cases (43 culture-positive EPTB, 157 culture-negative EPTB which were diagnosed based on pathological results and a satisfied response to anti-TB treatment) and 25 non-EPTB cases. Sensitivities of Xpert Ultra and Xpert for culture-positive cases were 83.7% (95%CI, 68.7–92.7) and ...
Background: Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) continues to be a challenge due to the c...
International audienceThe Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay has recently been launched to improve the detect...
Background. Despite low sensitivity in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sputum acid-fast sme...
Background: The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is an automated molecular test for the detection of tube...
Among the challenges in controlling tuberculosis, a rapid and accurate diagnostic test for the detec...
ABSTRACT: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for more than 20 % of tuberculosis (TB) cases....
Among the challenges in controlling tuberculosis, a rapid and accurate diagnostic test for the detec...
The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is often challenging due to paucibacillary natur...
Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for direct molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resi...
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for more than 20% of tuberculosis (TB) cases. Xpert MTB/...
Tuberculosis diagnosis has dramatically improved since the introduction of the rapid molecular test ...
BackgroundThe new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Ultra, Cepheid, Sunnyvale, USA) is a cartridge-based au...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is a molecular assay used for direct detection of Mycobacterium tube...
BACKGROUND:The new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Ultra, Cepheid, Sunnyvale, USA) is a cartridge-based a...
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which accounts for 10%-40% of the global b...
Background: Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) continues to be a challenge due to the c...
International audienceThe Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay has recently been launched to improve the detect...
Background. Despite low sensitivity in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sputum acid-fast sme...
Background: The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is an automated molecular test for the detection of tube...
Among the challenges in controlling tuberculosis, a rapid and accurate diagnostic test for the detec...
ABSTRACT: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for more than 20 % of tuberculosis (TB) cases....
Among the challenges in controlling tuberculosis, a rapid and accurate diagnostic test for the detec...
The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is often challenging due to paucibacillary natur...
Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for direct molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resi...
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for more than 20% of tuberculosis (TB) cases. Xpert MTB/...
Tuberculosis diagnosis has dramatically improved since the introduction of the rapid molecular test ...
BackgroundThe new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Ultra, Cepheid, Sunnyvale, USA) is a cartridge-based au...
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) is a molecular assay used for direct detection of Mycobacterium tube...
BACKGROUND:The new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Ultra, Cepheid, Sunnyvale, USA) is a cartridge-based a...
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which accounts for 10%-40% of the global b...
Background: Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) continues to be a challenge due to the c...
International audienceThe Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay has recently been launched to improve the detect...
Background. Despite low sensitivity in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sputum acid-fast sme...