Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for childhood tuberculosis in West Africa – a multicenter pragmatic study

Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for childhood tuberculosis in West Africa – a multicenter pragmatic study

Objective: To evaluate the performance of Xpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis/rifampicin (MTB/RIF) Ultra (Ultra) for diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) within public health systems. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, children aged <15 years with presumptive pulmonary TB were consecutively...

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Main Authors: Awa Ba Diallo, Victory F. Edem, Arnauld Fiogbe, Kwabena A. Osman, Mohamed Tolofoudie, Amadou Somboro, Bassirou Diarra, Babatunde Ogunbosi, Ibrahim Abok, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Bamenla Goka, Dissou Affolabi, Regina Oladokun, Aderemi O. Kehinde, Nuredin Mohammed, Toyin Togun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Diagnostic accuracy
GeneXpert
Children
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224000031

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