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August 13, 2025Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Comparison of Xpert® MTB/RIF and Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra in pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis

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SKShruti KaushalSDSunil Kumar DhatwaliaRYRakesh Yadav

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Diagnostic tests reveal Xpert Ultra shows a 5% higher sensitivity than Xpert in pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis cases, suggesting improvements in detection rates.

Key Points

  • Xpert Ultra demonstrated a sensitivity of 95%, slightly higher than Xpert's 90% in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • Specificity for Xpert was 93.3%, while Xpert Ultra's specificity was 88.9%, indicating a trade-off for improved sensitivity.
  • The study involved processing 116 respiratory specimens from children, with 110 deemed valid for analysis.
  • Findings imply that Xpert Ultra may better detect cases of tuberculosis, benefiting pediatric patients suspected of the disease.

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Kaushal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689e03e9d61984b91e13d2dahttps://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmaf034
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