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® MTB/RIF assay for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance

M Kohli, I Schiller, N Dendukuri… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's leading infectious cause of death.
Extrapulmonary TB accounts for 15% of TB cases, but the proportion is increasing, and over …

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

M Kohli, I Schiller, N Dendukuri, M Yao… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) and Xpert MTB/RIF are World Health
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) widely …

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 …

Diagnostic tools for tackling febrile illness and enhancing patient management

K Mitsakakis, V D'Acremont, S Hin, F von Stetten… - Microelectronic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most patients with acute infectious diseases develop fever, which is frequently a reason to
visit health facilities in resource-limited settings. The symptomatic overlap between febrile …

Teste rápido molecular GeneXpert MTB/RIF para diagnóstico da tuberculose

TM de Lima, NCU Belotti, SMT Nardi… - Revista Pan-Amazônica …, 2017 - ojs.iec.gov.br
OBJETIVO: Analisar os resultados da utilização do método GeneXpert para o diagnóstico
laboratorial da TB. METODOLOGIA: Realizou-se uma revisão de literatura sobre o método …

Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification test in South Africa

S Reddy, S Ntoyanto, Y Sakadavan… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: In South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal is the epicentre of the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) epidemic, where approximately 70% of people with tuberculosis (TB) are co …

Antibiotic Resistance in Tuberculosis: A Re-Emerging Disease and Public Health Problem

CC Koech, S Rono - African Journal of Education, Science and …, 2022 - ajest.info
Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth global cause of mortality and the leading cause of morbidity
from a single infectious agent, with the disease burden higher in low and medium-income …