Prospective exploratory evaluation of Cepheid Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response cartridge: a focus on adolescents and young adults.

Marva Seifert Donald G CatanzaroMichael GraciaNaomi HillerySabira TahseenFaisal MasoodAlamdar HussainUzma MajeedRebecca E ColemanRehan R SyedAntonino CatanzaroTimothy Rodwell

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

While the Xpert-MTB-HR does not meet World Health Organization minimum criteria in the general population, in our study it does meet the minimum sensitivity and specificity requirements for a non-sputum-based triage test among adolescents and young adults when compared to Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra or bacteriological confirmation.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
emergency department
high resolution
cystic fibrosis
mass spectrometry