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

• Main Authors: Jun Wang (Author), Xuxia Zhang (Author), Fengmin Huo (Author), Lin Qin (Author), Rongmei Liu (Author), Yuanyuan Shang (Author), Cong Yao (Author), Liping Ma (Author), Yu Pang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...