Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes about 20% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB)
in Korea. Diagnosing EPTB remains challenging because clinical samples obtained from …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's leading infectious cause of death.
Extrapulmonary TB accounts for 15% of TB cases, but the proportion is increasing, and over …

Background Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) and Xpert MTB/RIF are World Health
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) widely …

Background Every year, at least one million children become ill with tuberculosis and
around 200,000 children die. Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra are World Health Organization …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a slow growing, potentially debilitating disease that has plagued
humanity for centuries and has claimed numerous lives across the globe. Concerted efforts …

BACKGROUND: TB meningitis (TBM) diagnosis is difficult and novel diagnostic methods are
needed. The World Health Organization recommends Xpert® MTB/RIF as the initial TBM …

Objective We compared diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) and Xpert
MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) assays for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), through …

Background We performed a meta-analysis to determine diagnostic accuracy of Xpert
MTB/RIF for diagnosis of abdominal (intestinal or peritoneal) tuberculosis (TB) in various …

Background To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for rifampicin resistance
in different regions, a meta-analysis was carried out. Methods Several databases were …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the
diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis. Methods We searched databases from their …