Comparing Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA Accuracy in Various Respiratory Specimens for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Xiaowei QiuSipei ZhengJun YangGuocan YuYiming YePublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
The diagnostic accuracy of TB-RNA for PTB was moderate and considerably better than that of the AFB smear. The diagnostic accuracy of TB-RNA for various respiratory specimens differed; the diagnostic accuracy of TB-RNA for BALF specimens was substantially better than that for sputum samples, and BALF specimens were more suitable for TB-RNA.