Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children

AW Kay, T Ness, SE Verkuijl, K Viney… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Every year, an estimated one million children and young adolescents become
ill with tuberculosis, and around 226,000 of those children die. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood pneumonia in low-and-middle-income countries: An update

D Marangu, HJ Zar - Paediatric respiratory reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To review epidemiology, aetiology and management of childhood pneumonia in
low-and-middle-income countries. Design Review of published English literature between …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence of a novel coronavirus causing respiratory illness from Wuhan, China

JW Tang, PA Tambyah, DSC Hui - The Journal of infection, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In previous reports, workers have characterized the presentation of Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome (MERS) 1 and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 2 to aid clinical …

Emergence of SARS-like coronavirus poses new challenge in China

R Wang, X Zhang, DM Irwin, Y Shen - Journal of Infection, 2020 - journalofinfection.com
In previous reports, workers have characterized the presentation of Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome (MERS) 1 and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 2 to aid clinical …

Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assays for active tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

AW Kay, LG Fernández, Y Takwoingi… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Every year, at least one million children become ill with tuberculosis and
around 200,000 children die. Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra are World Health Organization …

[HTML][HTML] The rapid molecular test Xpert MTB/RIF ultra: towards improved tuberculosis diagnosis and rifampicin resistance detection

O Opota, J Mazza-Stalder, G Greub, K Jaton - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Tuberculosis diagnosis has dramatically improved since the introduction of the
rapid molecular test Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) detecting M. tuberculosis and rifampicin …

Tuberculosis diagnosis in children using Xpert Ultra on different respiratory specimens

HJ Zar, LJ Workman, M Prins, LJ Bateman… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis in children is desirable.
Objectives: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy and incremental yield of Xpert MTB/RIF …

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra improved the diagnosis of paucibacillary tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study

G Wang, S Wang, G Jiang, X Yang, F Huo, Y Ma… - Journal of Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives We assessed the diagnostic performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) in
comparison to Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for the detection of paucibacillary tuberculosis (TB) …

Challenges and controversies in childhood tuberculosis

A Reuter, J Hughes, J Furin - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Children bear a substantial burden of suffering when it comes to tuberculosis. Ironically, they
are often left out of the scientific and public health advances that have led to important …

Added value of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a low-prevalence setting

O Opota, F Zakham, J Mazza-Stalder… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for direct molecular detection of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and rifampin resistance from clinical specimens has dramatically improved the …