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The xpert mtbrif test cepheid, sunnyvale, ca, usa can detect tuberculosis and its multidrugresistant form with very high sensitivity and specificity in controlled studies, but no performance. Implementing the xpert mtbrif diagnostic test for tuberculosis. Update implementation and rollout of xpert mtbrif october 2011. Effect of xpert mtbrif on clinical outcomes in routine care settings. The xpert mtb rif assay what is the xpert mtb rif assay. Xpert mtbrif is a diagnostic test for detection of m. The xpert mtbrif assay is an automated molecular test that has improved the detection of tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance, but its sensitivity is inadequate in patients with. Early programmatic implementation of xpert mtbrif testing. Tb case finding with either the xpert mtbrif test and, if hivpositive, the. As an initial diagnostic test replacing smear microscopy, xpert mtbrif achieved an overall pooled sensitivity of 88%. Pdf xpert mtbrif ultra for detection of mycobacterium.
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