Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Xpert-Ultra, Cepheid, USA) against other tests using respiratory tract specimens (RTS) and stool for diagnosing adult pulmonary tuberculosis. A prospective study on patients with presumptive pulmonary...
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| author | Xia Yu Fen Wang Ruyan Ren Lingling Dong Yi Xue Liping Zhao Junnan Jia Hairong Huang |
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| description | ABSTRACT This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Xpert-Ultra, Cepheid, USA) against other tests using respiratory tract specimens (RTS) and stool for diagnosing adult pulmonary tuberculosis. A prospective study on patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis was conducted in Beijing Chest Hospital from June to November 2021. The smear test, MGIT960 liquid culture, and Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert, Cepheid, USA) were performed simultaneously on RTS, and smear, culture Xpert, and Xpert-Ultra were performed simultaneously using stool. Patients were grouped based on the outcomes of RTS examination and other tests. In total, 130 eligible patients were enrolled that included 96 pulmonary tuberculosis and 34 non-TB patients. The sensitivity of smear, culture, Xpert, and Xpert-Ultra using stool was 10.96%, 23.28%, 60.27%, and 79.45%, respectively. The specificities of Xpert and Xpert-Ultra using RTS and stool were all 100% (34/34). Notably, all five confirmed cases detected by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) examination yielded Xpert-Ultra positive outcomes with the stool specimens. Xpert-Ultra assay on stool sample harbors comparable sensitivity with Xpert on RTS. Thus, the Xpert-Ultra testing on stool specimens could be a very promising and practical strategy to improve pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis, especially among patients who could not expectorate sputum. IMPORTANCE This study is aimed at assessing the value of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert-Ultra) in PTB on stool in adult in low HIV settings and Xpert-Ultra assay on stool sample harboring comparable sensitivity with Xpert MTB/RIF on respiratory tract specimens. Although the yield in stool samples by Xpert-Ultra is lower than RTS, it may be useful in detecting disease in presumptive TB patients who cannot expectorate sputum and are not open to BALF collection. In addition, Xpert-Ultra with a “trace call” on stool in adult was highly supportive of PTB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7667fd91df048899d60101a912239502023-08-17T13:04:15ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyMicrobiology Spectrum2165-04972023-08-0111410.1128/spectrum.01265-23Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated SputumXia Yu0Fen Wang1Ruyan Ren2Lingling Dong3Yi Xue4Liping Zhao5Junnan Jia6Hairong Huang7National Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, Beijing, ChinaABSTRACT This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Xpert-Ultra, Cepheid, USA) against other tests using respiratory tract specimens (RTS) and stool for diagnosing adult pulmonary tuberculosis. A prospective study on patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis was conducted in Beijing Chest Hospital from June to November 2021. The smear test, MGIT960 liquid culture, and Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert, Cepheid, USA) were performed simultaneously on RTS, and smear, culture Xpert, and Xpert-Ultra were performed simultaneously using stool. Patients were grouped based on the outcomes of RTS examination and other tests. In total, 130 eligible patients were enrolled that included 96 pulmonary tuberculosis and 34 non-TB patients. The sensitivity of smear, culture, Xpert, and Xpert-Ultra using stool was 10.96%, 23.28%, 60.27%, and 79.45%, respectively. The specificities of Xpert and Xpert-Ultra using RTS and stool were all 100% (34/34). Notably, all five confirmed cases detected by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) examination yielded Xpert-Ultra positive outcomes with the stool specimens. Xpert-Ultra assay on stool sample harbors comparable sensitivity with Xpert on RTS. Thus, the Xpert-Ultra testing on stool specimens could be a very promising and practical strategy to improve pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis, especially among patients who could not expectorate sputum. IMPORTANCE This study is aimed at assessing the value of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert-Ultra) in PTB on stool in adult in low HIV settings and Xpert-Ultra assay on stool sample harboring comparable sensitivity with Xpert MTB/RIF on respiratory tract specimens. Although the yield in stool samples by Xpert-Ultra is lower than RTS, it may be useful in detecting disease in presumptive TB patients who cannot expectorate sputum and are not open to BALF collection. In addition, Xpert-Ultra with a “trace call” on stool in adult was highly supportive of PTB.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01265-23pulmonary tuberculosisXpert MTB/RIFMTB Xpert/RIF Ultrastool |
| spellingShingle | Xia Yu Fen Wang Ruyan Ren Lingling Dong Yi Xue Liping Zhao Junnan Jia Hairong Huang Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum Microbiology Spectrum pulmonary tuberculosis Xpert MTB/RIF MTB Xpert/RIF Ultra stool |
| title | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum |
| title_full | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum |
| title_fullStr | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum |
| title_short | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay Using Stool: an Effective Solution for Bacilli Identification from Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects without Expectorated Sputum |
| title_sort | xpert mtb rif ultra assay using stool an effective solution for bacilli identification from adult pulmonary tuberculosis suspects without expectorated sputum |
| topic | pulmonary tuberculosis Xpert MTB/RIF MTB Xpert/RIF Ultra stool |
| url | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01265-23 |
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