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Evaluation of Xpert
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- Value of Xpert MTB/RIF Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2021Pooled it
- Which sample type is better for Xpert MTB/RIF to diagnose adult and pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis?Bioscience reports · 2020Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of sputum smear microscopy compared with culture in patients with tuberculosis confirmed by XpertThe Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage samples in negative or sputum-scarce adults in Colombia: a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Diagnostic performance of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- Clinical assistant decision-making model of tuberculosis based on electronic health records.BioData mining · 2023Article
- Evaluation of kit-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) assay in the diagnosis of tubercular lymphadenitis.Access microbiology · 2023Article
- Review and Updates on the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Diagnostic Yield of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in DetectingDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Diagnostic performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in detecting MTB in smear-negative presumptive TB patients.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- ComparingInfection and drug resistance · 2022Article
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- Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of the CapitalBio Mycobacterium real-time polymerase chain reaction detection test and Xpert MTB/RIF in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
contextSputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a diagnostic challenge. Xpert
aimsThe aim of this study is to evaluate Xpert SETTINGS: Tertiary care hospital in India.
designThis was prospective observational study. MATERIALS AND
methodsBetween January 2015 and November 2016, we prospectively recruited sputum-smear negative and sputum-scarce patients under evaluation for PTB and performed BAL. Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values were calculated for the diagnosis of PTB on BAL fluid for acid-fast bacilli smear and Xpert
resultsOf the 60 patients included, 52 (88.3%) had a final diagnosis of PTB and 16 (26.7%) were culture confirmed. Xpert
conclusionsIn sputum smear-negative and sputum-scarce patients with clinico-radiological features of PTB Xpert
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