TB PCR in BAL and EBUS-TBNA samples for the diagnosis of pulmonary and mediastinal lymph node TB: retrospective TRiBE study.

Mirae Park Kartik Kumar Meg ColemanLaura MartinGeorgina RussellPauline ScheelbeekAjit LalvaniGiovanni SattaOnn Min Kon

Published in: Thorax (2024)

Xpert Ultra had a significantly higher sensitivity compared with smear in both BAL and EBUS-TBNA samples. Xpert Ultra had a lower sensitivity compared with culture but comparable specificity with results being available within <24 hours. Trace readings in our low-incidence setting were associated with culture positivity in all BAL samples.

Keyphrases

lymph node
mycobacterium tuberculosis
high resolution
pulmonary hypertension
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
risk factors
sentinel lymph node
cross sectional
heavy metals
mass spectrometry
risk assessment
ultrasound guided