A Comprehensive Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay With Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid as a Single Test or Combined With Conventional Assays for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in China: A Two-Center Prospective Study

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 9; p. 444
• Main Authors: Pan, Xiaofu, Yang, Shoufeng, Deighton, Margaret A, Qu, Yue, Hong, Liang, Su, Feifei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.03.2018
• Subjects: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF); culture; diagnosis; Microbiology; pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); smear-microscopy; Xpert MTB/RIF; pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); Xpert MTB/RIF; smear-microscopy; culture; bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF); diagnosis; performance analysis

The Xpert MTB/RIF is recommended by the World Health Organization as a first line rapid test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); however, China does not routinely use this test, partially due to the lack of a sufficient number of systematic evaluations of this assay in local patients....