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Optimising pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in adults: diagnostic usefulness of stool gene xpert alone and in combination with sputum gene xpert at a referral centre in Northeastern Nigeria [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesPurpose Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) continues to be a major public health burden, a situation exacerbated by significant diagnostic gaps. Conventional testing relies heavily on sputum samples, but many patients are unable to produce adequate and ...
Ibrahim Adamu +9 more
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GeneXpert Technology for the diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculosis: Is scale-up worth it?
Open Life Sciences, 2020 Recent evaluations of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in less than 2 h have stimulated tremendous enthusiasm.
Muhammad Saeed-Phd +2 more
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Interleukin 18 and interleukin 22 as important immune markers in patients with tuberculosis [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). TB is a leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately 1.5 million deaths per year.
Kamoona Firas Mohammad Hussein +1 more
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Role of cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022 Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health concern globally. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for around 20% of the total (EPTB) cases which are difficult to diagnose due to the lack of availability of diagnostic tools. Although pulmonary
Sriram Kannuri +8 more
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Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2022 Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) of lymph node (TB lymphadenitis) is one of the most common forms of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) whose diagnosis is critically challenging.
Sahjid Mukhida +6 more
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Molecular Methods and Culture in Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in Children
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: This study aimed to detect the incidence of tuberculous meningitis (TM) in pediatric patients using GenoType MTBDRplus, GenoType MTBDRsl, and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT).
Saurav Sharma +3 more
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Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kesehatan, 2023 Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs and is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The GeneXpert RT-PCR examination (Xpert MTB / RIF) is a development of a diagnostic tool that can automatically detect ...
Tanti Listiyowati +3 more
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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020 Background: Connectivity platforms collect a wealth of data from connected GeneXpert instruments, with the potential to provide valuable insights into the burden of disease and effectiveness of tuberculosis programmes.
Natasha Gous +3 more
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Agreement test between Ziehl Neelsen staining and GenXpert in adult pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis
JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2021 Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Most of healthcare facilities in Indonesia still use Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) staining to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) rather than GeneXpert MTB/RIF ...
Kemas Ya'kub Rahadiyanto +2 more
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Role of GeneXpert in extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023 Background Tuberculosis (TB) commonly affects the lung (pulmonary TB). Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) can involve many systems. Diagnosis is often difficult.
Ahmed M Azzouz +3 more
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