Efficacy and role of Xpert® Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin assay in urinary tuberculosis

Introduction: The aim was to study the accuracy of Xpert® (Cepheid Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin (MTB/RIF) assay as compared to a composite gold standard (urine culture, imaging, and biopsy) and to asses its utility as the initial test compared to smear microscopy t...

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Main Authors: Benedict Paul Samuel, Joy Sarojini Michael, J Chandrasingh, Santosh Kumar, Antony Devasia, Nitin Sudhakar Kekre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2018;volume=34;issue=4;spage=268;epage=272;aulast=Samuel