Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults

JS Zifodya, I Schiller, N Dendukuri… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert MTB/RIF) and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra), the
newest version, are the only World Health Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests …

Xpert Ultra versus Xpert MTB/RIF for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis

JS Zifodya, JS Kreniske, I Schiller… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) are World Health
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and …

Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF system performances in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Y Mechal, E Benaissa, N El Mrimar, Y Benlahlou… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis represents a serious public health problem and a significant
diagnostic and therapeutic challenge worldwide. Molecular diagnostic techniques are …

Comprehensive whole-genome sequencing and reporting of drug resistance profiles on clinical cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in New York State

J Shea, TA Halse, P Lapierre, M Shudt… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a newer alternative for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics
and is capable of providing rapid drug resistance profiles while performing species …

Tuberculosis of the spine

AK Jain, S Rajasekaran, KR Jaggi, VP Myneedu - JBJS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Tuberculosis of the Spine : JBJS Tuberculosis of the Spine : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector
Reviews JBJS.org Surgical Techniques Open Access JOPA Log in Subscribe to …

Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of rifampicin resistance in different regions: a meta-analysis

K Zong, C Luo, H Zhou, Y Jiang, S Li - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Background To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for rifampicin resistance
in different regions, a meta-analysis was carried out. Methods Several databases were …

Detection of mutations in the rpoB gene of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains inhibiting wild type probe hybridization in the MTBDR plus assay …

P Sinha, GN Srivastava, R Tripathi, MN Mishra… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background The potential of genetic testing for rapid and accurate diagnosis of drug-
resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is vital for efficient treatment and reduction in …

High proportion of RR-TB and mutations conferring RR outside of the RRDR of the rpoB gene detected in GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay positive pulmonary tuberculosis …

GT Akalu, B Tessema, B Petros - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, TB is the leading cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality
with many diagnostic uncertainties. Access to affordable and rapid diagnostics remained a …

Frequency of MTB and rifampicin resistance MTB using Xpert-MTB/RIF assay among adult presumptive tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a cross …

AG Wasihun, TA Dejene, GG Hailu - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to be a global health
problem. Data on rifampicin resistance MTB using Xpert-MTB/RIF assay in Ethiopia …

Molecular Diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

KV Dicks, JE Stout - Annual Review of Medicine, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Resistance to antimycobacterial drugs is a major barrier to effective treatment of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Molecular diagnostic techniques based on the …