| Literature DB >> 22819240 |
Deborah A Williamson1, Indira Basu, James Bower, Joshua T Freeman, Gillian Henderson, Sally A Roberts.
Abstract
Recent reports suggest that false-positive rifampicin resistance may be assigned by the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. We analysed 169 specimens using the MTB/RIF assay. Using culture as the gold standard, we found that the assay had 100% sensitivity and specificity for detecting M. tuberculosis. However, we found that the assay incorrectly assigned rifampicin resistance in 4/13 (31%) of cases.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22819240 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.06.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803