Accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion.
Yi-Ran QiuYu-Yan ChenXin-Ran WuYa-Ping LiXun-Jie CaoZi-Yuan YuMin LinQiu-Yin LiJi-Chun ChenXin YinShu-Chang WengXu-Guang GuoPublished in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2021)
Xpert MTB/RIF is a rapid method with high specificity but relatively low sensitivity for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pleural effusion. Its less sensitivity made it difficult to be used clinically, but the high specificity suggests that it can be used as a specific diagnostic method for tuberculous pleural effusion.