Reither, Klaus and Manyama, Christina and Clowes, Petra and Rachow, Andrea and Mapamba, Daniel and Steiner, Andreas and Ross, Amanda and Mfinanga, Elirehema and Sasamalo, Mohamed and Nsubuga, Martin and Aloi, Francesco and Cirillo, Daniela and Jugheli, Levan and Lwilla, Fred. (2015) Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children : a prospective, multi-centre evaluation. The journal of infection, Vol. 70, H. 4. pp. 392-399.
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Abstract
Following endorsement by the World Health Organisation, the Xpert MTB/RIF assay has been widely incorporated into algorithms for the diagnosis of adult tuberculosis (TB). However, data on its performance in children remain scarce. This prospective, multi-centre study evaluated the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis in children.; Children older than eight weeks and younger than 16 years with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis were enrolled at three TB endemic settings in Tanzania and Uganda, and assigned to five well-defined case definition categories: culture-confirmed TB, highly probable TB, probable TB, not TB, or indeterminate. The diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF was assessed using culture-confirmed TB cases as reference standard.; In total, 451 children were enrolled. 37 (8%) had culture-confirmed TB, 48 (11%) highly probably TB and 62 probable TB (13%). The Xpert MTB/RIF assay had a sensitivity of 68% (95% CI, 50%-82%) and specificity of 100% (95% CI, 97%-100%); detecting 1.7 times more culture-confirmed cases than smear microscopy with a similar time to detection. Xpert MTB/RIF was positive in 2% (1/48) of highly probable and in 3% (2/62) of probable TB cases.; Xpert MTB/RIF provided timely results with moderate sensitivity and excellent specificity compared to culture. Low yields in children with highly probable and probable TB remain problematic.
Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Biostatistics > Biostatistics Frequentist Modelling (Kwiatkowski) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution Unit (Gagneux) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Ross, Amanda and Jugheli, Levan and Reither, Klaus |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0163-4453 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2018 14:11 |
Deposited On: | 10 Apr 2015 09:13 |
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