The Impact of GeneXpert Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing on Tuberculous Meningitis Diagnosis in Routine Care in Botswana.
James MilburnOokeditse NtwayagaeKebatshabile NgoniRachita SureshNeo LemmeCassie NorthcottJames PenneyMatthew KinsellaImogen MechieSamuel EnsorTony ChebaniDaniel J GrintMark W TenfordeAva AvalosDinah RamaabyaRonan DoyleMargaret MokomaneMadisa MineKatharina KranzerJoseph N JarvisPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
In Botswana, access to TB culture is challenging in remote populations; more accessible near-patient testing using Xpert MTB/RIF increased the number of patients receiving TB-specific testing on CSF and the number of confirmed TBM cases.