Feasibility and Sensitivity of Saliva GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Adults in Uganda

Feasibility and Sensitivity of Saliva GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Adults in Uganda

ABSTRACT The objective of this prospective observational study carried out at China-Uganda Friendship Hospital-Naguru in Kampala, Uganda, was to determine the performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) molecular testing on saliva for active tuberculosis (TB) disease among consecutive adult...

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Main Authors: Patrick Byanyima, Sylvia Kaswabuli, Emmanuel Musisi, Catherine Nabakiibi, Josephine Zawedde, Ingvar Sanyu, Abdul Sessolo, Alfred Andama, William Worodria, Laurence Huang, J. Lucian Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
HIV/AIDS
nucleic acid amplification techniques
Uganda
diagnosis
feasibility
saliva
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00860-22

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