Diagnostic accuracy of in-house real-time PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zhenhong WeiXiaoping ZhangChaojun WeiLiang YaoYonghong LiXiaojing ZhangHui XuYanjuan JiaRui GuoYu WuKehu YangXiaoling Gao

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

In low-income/high-burden settings, our results suggested that the hRT-PCR assay could be a useful test for the diagnosis of TB with high sensitivity and specificity.

Keyphrases

real time pcr
mycobacterium tuberculosis
high throughput
pulmonary tuberculosis
risk factors