Diagnostic characteristics of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis and rifampicin resistance in Southern Brazil.

Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida Gislene Maria Botão Kussen Laura Lucia Cogo José Henrique Carvalho Keite da Silva Nogueira

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2020)

Xpert MTB/RIF showed high discriminating value among the microbiology-proven TBM cases, although the values for the probable and possible TBM cases were reduced. Xpert MTB/RIF contributes significantly to the diagnosis of TBM, mainly when coupled with the conventional microbiological tests and clinical algorithms.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
machine learning
high throughput
deep learning