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Early Diagnostic Utility of Genexpert for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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UAUsman AslamMHMuhammad Shams ul HaqMYMohammad Yousuf

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates geneXpert's higher sensitivity and quicker diagnosis in pulmonary TB, suggesting improved case detection in high-burden areas.

Key Points

  • GeneXpert detected TB in 123 patients, outperforming smear microscopy's 85 cases, indicating greater diagnostic utility.
  • Sensitivity and specificity analyses showed strong agreement, supporting geneXpert's reliability over traditional smear methods.
  • Conducted in 150 suspected pulmonary TB patients, the study assessed diagnostic performance against a reference standard.
  • The findings highlight geneXpert's role in identifying smear-negative cases, potentially improving tuberculosis management.

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Aslam et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41720713b0b5dfea63093https://doi.org/10.62497/irabcs.158
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