Evaluating the Cepheid Xpert TB/LTBI Research-Use-Only Assay for Detection of Active and Latent <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Infection

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Authors

Brittney Sweetser · University of California, Irvine

Hoang Quan Nguyen · Hanoi Lung Hospital

Hai Dang · Center for Promotion of Advancement of Society

David Katumba · World Health Organization - Uganda

Tessa Mochizuki · University of California, San Francisco

Q. S. Wang · University of California, Irvine

Mike Wilson

Abstract

Xpert TB/LTBI exceeded World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended minimum accuracy targets for a TB screening test. However, further refinement is needed to improve its ability to distinguish active TB from LTBI.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag005

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