ArticleThe European respiratory journal2015
Suboptimal specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF among treatment-experienced patients.
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- Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra assays for screening for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults, irrespective of signs or symptoms.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Xpert MTB/RIF assay as an initial diagnostic test in pulmonary tuberculosis: a multicenter prospective randomized pragmatic trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Diagnostic Performance of Nanopore-targeted Sequencing for Sputum Smear-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay accuracy for diagnosing TB and detecting rifampin resistance in patients with very low bacterial loads results: a retrospective study in Hunan, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and sputum microscopy compared to sputum culture for diagnosis of tuberculosis in seven hospitals in Indonesia.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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- Accuracy of a rapid molecular test for tuberculosis in sputum samples, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and tracheal aspirate obtained from patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis at a tertiary referral hospital.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2019Article
- False-Positive Xpert MTB/RIF Results in Retested Patients with Previous Tuberculosis: Frequency, Profile, and Prospective Clinical Outcomes.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Xpert(®) MTB/RIF detection of rifampin resistance and time to treatment initiation in Harare, Zimbabwe.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2016Article
- Xpert MTB/RIF Results in Patients With Previous Tuberculosis: Can We Distinguish True From False Positive Results?Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2016Article
- The utility of Xpert MTB/RIF performed on bronchial washings obtained in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in a high prevalence setting.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2015Article
- Evaluation of XpertLung India : official organ of Indian Chest SocietyArticle
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