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Results From Early Programmatic Implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Nine Countries

The projects were often the first implementers of the MTB/RIF test for TB case detection in their respective countries. Table 1 provides an overview of the selected nine TB REACH projects including ...
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Diagnostic value of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pulmonary non-tuberculosis mycobacterial in acid-fast stain smear-positive and GeneXpert MTB/RIF ...

Background: The identification of non-tuberculosis (TB) mycobacterial (NTM) infection remains a significant challenge. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic value of multicolour nested ...
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Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults

A second systematic review of a diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has confirmed the accuracy of the test. The updated review assessing the accuracy ...
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: Another advance in TB diagnostics

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The development of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay has been the most important breakthrough for the diagnosis of ...
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FDA Expands Xpert MTB/RIF Test Use

FDA Expands Xpert MTB/RIF Test Use The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assay to help determine if patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) can ...
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Researchers improve design of Xpert MTB/RIF assay

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An updated version of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, which includes new gene target ...
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Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF Now in U.S. - Analyst Blog

Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF test is designed for use on the company's GeneXpert Systems and can be used for rapid molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB-complex) DNA. Further, the ...
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Portable Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tool Matched Traditional Tests' Results

Lack of access to molecular testing in regions with high tuberculosis burden can slow diagnosis and treatment. The ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Detection of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Xpert MTB/RIF in Swaziland

Tuberculosis is a major global health problem that has worsened with the increasing emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex strains that are resistant to rifampin (RIF) and isoniazid. As ...
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Results From Early Programmatic Implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Nine Countries

During the period from September 2011 to March 2013, a total of 30 TB REACH grants across 24 countries designated funds to procure GeneXpert machines and the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. Of these, a ...
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Assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults

A second systematic review of a diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), has confirmed the accuracy of the test. The updated review assesses the accuracy ...