Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and culture assays to detect Mycobacterium Tuberculosis using OMNIgene-sputum processed stool among adult TB presumptive patients in Uganda.

Abdulwahab SessoloEmmanuel MusisiSylvia KaswabuliJosephine ZaweddePatrick ByanyimaWilber SabiitiStanley WalimbwaJoseph OlaIngvar SanyuLalitha RejaniMoses KamyaJohn Lucian DavisWilliam WorodriaLaurence Huang

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Stool processed with OM-S showed potential to improve Mtb diagnostic yield and reduce rates of indeterminate results when tested on Xpert and MGIT culture. The method may thus be of value in Mtb detection among patients with difficulty to expectorate.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
high resolution
high throughput
fine needle aspiration
patient reported
real time pcr