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Evarist Chiweka
…ithout active PTB. The diagnosis of PTB was performed using GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay and culture. Blood was collected from cases and controls for measuring CRP levels during recruitment. We compared socio-demographic characteristics, clinical and laboratory parameters obtained dur…
H Sekharamahanti, D Nerusu, K Chintharala, L Dankwa
…monary tuberculosis (PTB) but negative initial spot CBNAAT (GeneXpert) results present a common diagnostic dilemma. Simple, low-cost sampling approaches such as induced sputum or 24-hour pooled sputum may enhance diagnostic yield before bronchoscopy. However, comparative data usi…
Hnin Aung, K Balasundaram, John A. Goss, Hemal H. Patel, Prositosth Haldar, et al.
…ural fluid poses challenges in the diagnosis of pleural TB. GeneXpert (GX) is a molecular test which detects the presence of MTB DNA and is validated in sputum specimens. However, its role in pleural TB is unclear. We sought to analyse how a diagnosis of pleural TB may be achieve…
Seth B, Bernardo J, Sulis C
… infection isolation (AII). The US FDA approved the Cepheid GeneXpert-MTB-Rif® to support removing patients from AII. The FDA requires that “either one or two” separate sputum specimens be examined. To clarify this statement, the National Tuberculosis Controllers’ Association and…
Chaisson LH, Duong D, Cattamanchi A, Roemer M, Handley MA, et al.
…mplementation of a sputum molecular testing algorithm using GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert; Cepheid) to guide discontinuation of isolation. Main outcomes and measures We measured the proportion of patients with molecular testing ordered and completed; the accuracy of the molecular test…
Hickey AJ, Cummings MJ, Zafari Z, Louh IK, Li J, et al.
…berculosis (MTB) to reduce risk of nosocomial transmission. GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is more rapid and accurate than sputum smear microscopy, but it is not routinely used to 'rule out' infectious pulmonary TB among hospitalized patients in the United States. We sought to evaluat…