Diagnostic accuracy of the Cepheid 3-gene host response fingerstick blood test in a prospective, multi-site study: interim results

Diagnostic accuracy of the Cepheid 3-gene host response fingerstick blood test in a prospective, multi-site study: interim results

Background The development of a fast and accurate, non-sputum-based point-of-care triage test for tuberculosis (TB) would have a major impact on combating the TB burden worldwide. A new fingerstick blood test has been developed by Cepheid (the Xpert MTB Host Response [MTB-HR] prototype), which gener...

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Main Authors: Sutherland, JS, van der Spuy, G, Gindeh, A, Thuong, NT, Namuganga, AR, Owolabi, O, Mayanja-Kizza, H, Nsereko, M, Thwaites, G, Winter, J, Dockrell, HM, Scriba, TJ, Geluk, A, Corstjens, P, Stanley, K, Richardson, T, Shaw, JA, Smith, B, Malherbe, ST, Walzl, G
Other Authors: TrENDx-TB consortium
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021

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