Analysis of Xpert MTB/RIF results in retested patients with very low initial bacterial loads: A retrospective study in China

• Главные авторы: Jun Wang (Автор), Xuxia Zhang (Автор), Fengmin Huo (Автор), Lin Qin (Автор), Rongmei Liu (Автор), Yuanyuan Shang (Автор), Cong Yao (Автор), Liping Ma (Автор), Yu Pang (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has been widely used to diagnose suspected active tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin-resistant TB cases. Despite its excellent performance record, false-positive Xpert rifampicin (RIF) resistance results are obtained for specimens with extremely low bacteria...