A prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study for the Truenat tuberculosis assays

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Authors

Adam Penn‐Nicholson · FIND

Sivaramakrishnan N. Gomathi · National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis

César Ugarte‐Gil · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Abyot Meaza · Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Evelyn Lavu

Pranav Patel

Bandana Choudhury

Camilla Rodrigues · P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre

Abstract

We found the performance of Molbio's Truenat MTB, MTB Plus and MTB-RIF Dx assays to be comparable to that of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. Performing the Truenat tests in primary healthcare centres with very limited infrastructure was feasible. These data supported the development of a World Health Organization policy recommendation of the Molbio assays.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: European Respiratory Journal

Volume 58, Issue 5, pp. 2100526-2100526

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00526-2021

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