Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in stool samples of adults with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Syed Mohammad Mazidur RahmanUmme Tasnim MalihaShahriar AhmedSenjuti KabirRazia KhatunJaveed A ShahSayera BanuPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Stool Xpert can be applied as a potential alternative of sputum testing for detection of M. tuberculosis and accurate determination of RIF susceptibility in adult PTB patients. The assay would be beneficial for rapid diagnosis of PTB for those adult patients who cannot expectorate sputum.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- end stage renal disease
- high throughput
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- real time pcr
- label free
- patient reported outcomes
- hiv aids
- climate change
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- single cell
- liquid chromatography
- human immunodeficiency virus
- quantum dots