The Xpert Ultra assay had superior sensitivity compared with Xpert for detecting tuberculosis in patients with paucibacillary disease and patients with HIV, study data showed. “WHO recommended the ...
Xpert assay provided better sensitivity for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children when compared with microscopy, and its scale-up will improve access to tuberculosis diagnostics for ...
Background: The identification of non-tuberculosis (TB) mycobacterial (NTM) infection remains a significant challenge. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic value of multicolour nested ...
Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide. Globally in 2017, of the estimated 10 million people with TB, 3.6 million were ...
Cepheid Inc., produces Xpert MTB/RIF, which is an automated, fast test for TB using molecular diagnostics. Compared to the standard test for TB in developing countries, sputum smear microscopy, it is ...
In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 photo, senior chest physician Dr. A.K. Upadhaya looks at x-ray results of patient Shyam Lal, suspected to have tuberculosis (TB), at Lal Bahadur Shastri Government ...
KwaMsane Township sits amid rolling hills in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province. Drive 30 minutes to the west and elephants, giraffes, zebras, and rhinos often stroll by the side of a highway that ...