Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples.

HASBEK M., Humeyra A. H., Kafa T., ÇELİK C.

Tuberkuloz ve toraks, vol.69, no.2, pp.160-166, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.20219805
  • Journal Name: Tuberkuloz ve toraks
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.160-166
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: this study aimed to evaluate the performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in the identification of M. tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples by taking the results of the BACTEC MGIT 960TB culture system as a reference.