Donovan, J;
Cresswell, FV;
Thuong, NTT;
Boulware, DR;
Thwaites, GE;
Bahr, NC;
Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium, .;
(2020)
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis: A Small Step Forward.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
, 71
(8)
pp. 2002-2005.
10.1093/cid/ciaa473.
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Abstract
The delayed diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) leads to poor outcomes, yet the current diagnostic methods for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are inadequate. The first comparative study of the new GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) for TBM diagnosis suggested increased sensitivity of Xpert Ultra. Two subsequent studies have shown Xpert Ultra has improved sensitivity, but has insufficient negative predictive value to exclude TBM. Collecting and processing large volumes of CSF for mycobacterial testing are important for optimal diagnostic test performance. But clinical, radiological, and laboratory parameters remain essential for TBM diagnosis and empiric therapy is often needed. We therefore caution against the use of Xpert Ultra as a single diagnostic test for TBM; it cannot be used to "rule out" TBM.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis: A Small Step Forward |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cid/ciaa473 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa473 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Ultra, Xpert, cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, tuberculous meningitis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology > MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10117252 |
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