Title |
Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009593.pub3 |
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Authors |
Karen R Steingart, Ian Schiller, David J Horne, Madhukar Pai, Catharina C Boehme, Nandini Dendukuri |
Abstract |
Accurate, rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and TB drug resistance is critical for improving patient care and decreasing TB transmission. Xpert® MTB/RIF assay is an automated test that can detect both TB and rifampicin resistance, generally within two hours after starting the test, with minimal hands-on technical time. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued initial recommendations on Xpert® MTB/RIF in early 2011. A Cochrane Review on the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert® MTB/RIF for pulmonary TB and rifampicin resistance was published January 2013. We performed this updated Cochrane Review as part of a WHO process to develop updated guidelines on the use of the test. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 19% |
Colombia | 2 | 13% |
Ecuador | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 10 | 63% |
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Members of the public | 15 | 94% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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Brazil | 5 | <1% |
South Africa | 4 | <1% |
United States | 3 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
Canada | 3 | <1% |
Colombia | 2 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Other | 6 | <1% |
Unknown | 985 | 97% |
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Researcher | 174 | 17% |
Student > Master | 157 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 112 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 90 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 77 | 8% |
Other | 196 | 19% |
Unknown | 208 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 397 | 39% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 69 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 64 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 61 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 53 | 5% |
Other | 109 | 11% |
Unknown | 261 | 26% |