Estimated clinical impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra cartridge for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: A modeling study.

<h4>Background</h4>The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay offers rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) but still suffers from imperfect sensitivity. The newer Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra cartridge has shown improved sensitivity in recent field trials, but at the expense of reduced specifici...

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Main Authors: Emily A Kendall, Samuel G Schumacher, Claudia M Denkinger, David W Dowdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002472