Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Tortoli, Enrico; Russo, Cristina; Piersimoni, Claudio; Mazzola, Ester; Dal Monte, Paola; Pascarella, Michela; Borroni, Emanuele; Mondo, Alessandra; Piana, Federica; Scarparo, Claudio; Coltella, Luana; Lombardi, Giulia; María Cirillo, Daniela

doi:10.1183/09031936.00176311

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Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Published in European Respiratory Journal • Jan 12, 2012

Authors:

Enrico Tortoli

Cristina Russo

Claudio Piersimoni

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for more than 20% of tuberculosis (TB) cases. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is a fully automated amplification system, for which excellent results in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in highly endemic countries have been recently reporte...

Subject

Medicine

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

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