Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 442-447

  Tortoli, Enrico ^a   Russo, Cristina ^c   Piersimoni, Claudio ^d   Mazzola, Ester ^b   Dal Monte, Paola ^e   Pascarella, Michela ^f   Borroni, Emanuele ^a   Mondo, Alessandra ^g   Piana, Federica ^h   Scarparo, Claudio ⁱ   Coltella, Luana ^c   Lombardi, Giulia ^e   Cirillo, Daniela M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d United Hospitals   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Misericordia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical validation; Diagnostic accuracy; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Nucleic acid amplification; Xpert mtb rif

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; GASTRIC SUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BEACON; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PLEURA FLUID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMATION; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUCLEIC ACIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84862205633     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176311     Document Type: Article

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