Title: Interpreting very low Mycobacterium tuberculosis detected on Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin.
Authors: Ajbani, Kanchan; Naik, Swapna; Kazi, Mubin; Shetty, Anjali; Rodrigues, Camilla
Abstract: The development and rollout of the Xpert® Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin assay for the GeneXpert platform is considered an important breakthrough in the fight against tuberculosis. Xpert though robust is known to have issues that occur with very low load of tuberculosis detection, wherein it is recommended to confirm resistance if resistance is not suspected using another genotypic test.
Subjects: MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; NUCLEIC acid amplification techniques
Publication: Lung India, 2019, Vol 36, Issue 6, p555
ISSN: 0970-2113
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_463_18

Interpreting very low Mycobacterium tuberculosis detected on Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin.

Ajbani, Kanchan; Naik, Swapna; Kazi, Mubin; Shetty, Anjali; Rodrigues, Camilla