Carlton Evans considers whether the new tuberculosis diagnostic test, GeneXpert, is the solution for TB control that it's said to be.doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001064EvansCarlton A.PLoSPLoS MedicineEvans CA. GeneXpert - a game-changer for tuberculosis control? PLoS Med 2011;8:e1001064. doi:...
Tuberculosis(TB) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis(M. tuberculosis) bacteria. TB causes tremendous suffering worldwide and has surpassed HIV/AIDS as the world’s leading infectious cause of death. Xpert®MTB/RIF (...
The GeneXpert System is available in a 4, or 16-module configuration. All have our proven GeneXpert module, and use the same patented cartridge technology for every Xpert® test. GeneXpert®4-module system Dimensions System: Width: 11” Height: 12” Depth 11” Touchscreen: Width: 11” ...
Flexibility to run single patient samplesas they arrive or in batches while viewing test status and time to completion on a single touchscreen Fast, actionable datawith most test returning restults in less than 60 minutes* Easy-to-use "load and go" technologyenables walk-away operation GeneXpe...
the coincidence rate were higher than that of PPD skin test, T-SPOT.TB, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The sensitivity of GeneXpert for the diagnosis of tuberculosis was 96.20%, specificity was 99.33%, positive predictive value was 99.35%, negative predictive...
TB disease and drug resistance. The test simultaneously detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and resistance to rifampin (RIF) in less than 2 hours. In comparison, standard cultures can take 2 to 6 weeks for MTBC to grow and conventional drug ...
In 2017, WHO formulated new guidelines, advocating the use of Xpert MTB/Rif assay for the diagnosis of EPTB. It is the only commercial nucleic acid test (NAT) recommended for the diagnosis of EPTB 7.Bacteriological confirmation plays a key role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The ...
Results The sensitivity of GeneXpert diagnosis, specificity, negative predictive value, the coincidence rate were higher than that of PPD skin test, T-SPOT.TB, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The sensitivity of GeneXpert for the diagnosis of tuberculosis was 96.20%, ...
up of ~ 10 million new TB cases in 2016 went undiagnosed or unreported.1 95% reduction in TB deaths and 90% reduction in the TB incidence rate, compared with levels in 2015. An Agile Solution The GeneXpert® Edge brings the lab to your patients, enabling you to test and treat in.....
为了了解泉州市新发肺结核患者耐药情况,以便制定MDR-TB的发现和治疗策略,开展对泉州市新发肺结核患者耐药情况的调查。 1对象与方法 1.1研究对象 采取系统抽样方法,抽取2016-2018年泉州市定点医院结核门诊登记治疗的居住时间≥6个月的肺结核新患者(包含涂片阳性和阴性的患者,不含单纯结核性胸膜炎患者)共787例。新患者...