Diagnostic Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Compared with Predecessor Test, Xpert MTB/RIF, in a Low TB Incidence Setting: a Retrospective Service Evaluation by Mary Mansfield, Anne Marie McLaughlin, Emma Roycroft, Lorraine Montgomery, Joseph Keane, Margaret M. Fitzgibbon, Thomas R. Rogers

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The Role of GeneXpert^® for Tuberculosis Diagnostics in Brazil: An Examination from a Historical and Epidemiological Perspective by Tirça Naiara da Silva Iúdice, Marília Lima da Conceição, Artemir Coelho de Brito, Nicole Menezes de Souza, Cristal Ribeiro Mesquita, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Ismari Perini Furlaneto, Alessandra de Souza Saboia, Maria Cristina da Silva Lourenço, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Emilyn Costa Conceição

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High prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with rifampicin resistance using GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin in Ghana by Justice K Boakye-Appiah, Alexis R Steinmetz, Peter Pupulampu, Stephen Ofori-Yirenkyi, Ishmael Tetteh, Michael Frimpong, Patrick Oppong, Ohene Opare-Sem, Betty R Norman, Ymkje Stienstra, Tjip S van der Werf, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Frank Bonsu, Joseph Obeng-Baah, Richard O Phillips

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Sequential testing with Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai University Hospital by Poramed Winichakoon, Kanokwan Watcharasaksilp, Sunisa Butphet, Kanlaya Wongworapat, Chansom Pantip, Phadungkiat Khamnoi, Khuanchai Supparatpinyo, Parichat Salee

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Implementation of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis in Mongolia: a qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers by Nicole L. Rendell, Solongo Bekhbat, Gantungalag Ganbaatar, Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Madhukar Pai, Claudia C. Dobler

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Study of diagnostic utility of Xpert MTB/Rif test on pleural fluid in the evaluation of patients presenting with Pleural Tuberculosis in Nepal by Deebya Raj Mishra, Narendra Bhatta, Madhab Lamsal, Narayan Bhattarai, Robin Maskey, Niharika Shah

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Use of Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis in Indonesia by Rina Triasih, Amalia Setyati, Dwikisworo Setyowireni, Titik Nuryastuti, Rachma Dewi Isnaini Putri, Emi Rusdiyati

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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people with negative conventional Xpert MTB/RIF but chest imaging suggestive of tuberculosis in Dhaka,... by Samanta Biswas, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Kishor Kumar Paul, Md. Fahim Ather, Shahriar Ahmed, Rumana Nasrin, Senjuti Kabir, Scott K Heysell, Sayera Banu

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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra outperformed the Xpert assay in tuberculosis lymphadenitis diagnosis: a prospective head-to-head cohort study by Xia Yu, Tingting Zhang, Yaoyao Kong, Fen Wang, Lingling Dong, Ming Han, Hairong Huang

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Diagnostic accuracy of xpert test in tuberculosis detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ravdeep Kaur, Kavita Kachroo, Jitendar Kumar Sharma, Satyanarayana Murthy Vatturi, Amit Dang

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A feasibility study of the Xpert MTB/RIF test at the peripheral level laboratory in China by Xichao Ou, Hui Xia, Qiang Li, Yu Pang, Shengfen Wang, Bing Zhao, Yuanyuan Song, Yang Zhou, Yang Zheng, Zhijian Zhang, Zhiying Zhang, Junchen Li, Haiyan Dong, Junying Chi, Jack Zhang, Kai Man Kam, Shitong Huan, Yue Jun, Daniel P. Chin, Yanlin Zhao

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Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of Mandible: A Case Report by Pallavi Wadhawan, Mumtaz Sharif, Amit Saxena, Amit Vatkar, Divyani Dhole

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Breast tuberculosis: A forgotten diagnosis by S. Oucharqui, H. Adil, E. Benaissa, F. Bssaibis, I. En-nafaa, A. Maleb, J. El fenni, M. Elouennass

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Role of empiric treatment in hospitalized patients with Xpert MTB/RIF-negative presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study by Wakjira Kebede, Gemeda Abebe, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Elise De Vos, Emmanuel Riviere, Annelies Van Rie

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More Than a Decade of GeneXpert^® <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>/Rifampicin (Ultra) Testing in South Africa: Laboratory Insights from Twenty-Three Million Tests by Manuel Pedro da Silva, Naseem Cassim, Silence Ndlovu, Puleng Shiela Marokane, Mbuti Radebe, Anne Shapiro, Lesley Erica Scott, Wendy Susan Stevens

Subjects: “…GeneXpert MTB/RIF…”
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Impact of the Stool-Based Xpert Test on Childhood Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Selected States in Nigeria by Nkiru Nwokoye, Bethrand Odume, Peter Nwadike, Ikechukwu Anaedobe, Zirra Mangoro, Michael Umoren, Chidubem Ogbudebe, Ogoamaka Chukwuogo, Sani Useni, Debby Nongo, Rupert Eneogu, Emeka Elom, Petra De Haas, Mustapha Gidado

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Rolling out Xpert MTB/RIF® for tuberculosis detection in HIV-positive populations: An opportunity for systems strengthening by Ishani Pathmanathan, Anand Date, William L. Coggin, John Nkengasong, Amy S. Piatek, Heather Alexander

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Screening of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients in Eastern Sudan by GADA MUSTAFA AHMED MUSTAFA, MUSTAFA ELTIGANI YASSIN, ASHWAG SHAMI, SAMAH ABDU RAHIM

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Pattern of Mutations in Rifampicin Resistance (rpoB) Gene and Analysis of Rifampicin Indeterminate Result in Tuberculosis Detected by Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Kalaburagi, India by M. Ravish Kumar, Praveen Kumar Doddamani, Lavanya S. Peter, Prashant Parandekar, Shrinivas Reddy

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Performance of Xpert® MTB/RIF in detecting Multidrug-Resistance Tuberculosis in West Java, Indonesia by Edhyana Sahiratmadja, Gde Sindu Mega, Basti Andriyoko, Ida Parwati

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