Comparison between Xpert ultra and standard M10 for detection of MTBC in clinical samples
Laura Rindi, Vincenzo Puglisi, Iacopo Franconi, Antonella Lupetti
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease · 2025-09
Abstract
This study compared the STANDARD M10 MDR-TB with GeneXpert® MTB/RIF Ultra test in detecting tuberculosis on 57 samples. Sensitivity and specificity were 92 % and 100 % with a positive predictive value of 100 % with a substantial agreement (0.74) at Kappa agreement test.
MeSH terms
- Predictive value
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Kappa
- Nuclear medicine
- Gold standard (test)
- Sensitivity (control systems)
- Tuberculosis diagnosis
- Limits of agreement
- Positive predicative value