Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative PCR (Xpert MTB/RIF) for tuberculous pericarditis compared to adenosine deaminase and unstimulated interferon-γ in a high burden setting: A prospective study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Pandie, Shaheen ^a   Peter, Jonathan G ^b,c   Kerbelker, Zita S ^a   Meldau, Richard ^b   Theron, Grant ^b   Govender, Ureshnie ^b   Ntsekhe, Mpiko ^a   Dheda, Keertan ^a,b   Mayosi, Bongani M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Diagnosis; Interferon ; Tuberculous pericarditis; Xpert MTB RIF test

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; RIFAMPICIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIQUID CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGY TEST KIT; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AND RIFAMPICIN RESISTANCE ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; PERICARDIAL BIOPSY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSTIMULATED INTERFERON GAMMA TEST; CHEMISTRY; COST OF ILLNESS; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS, TUBERCULOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84902302542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-101     Document Type: Article

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