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dc.titleThe clinical utility of Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in induced sputum
dc.contributor.authorChew, MY
dc.contributor.authorNg, J
dc.contributor.authorCai, HM
dc.contributor.authorLim, TG
dc.contributor.authorLim, TK
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T09:34:06Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T09:34:06Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-01
dc.identifier.citationChew, MY, Ng, J, Cai, HM, Lim, TG, Lim, TK (2016-12-01). The clinical utility of Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in induced sputum. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 20 (12) : 1668-1670. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.16.0123
dc.identifier.issn10273719
dc.identifier.issn18157920
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/206796
dc.description.abstractWe performed a prospective clinical audit in hospitalised patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with the objective of evaluating the accuracy and clinical utility of Xpert® MTB/RIF in induced sputum in an intermediate-burden setting. Of 450 patients audited, 61 (13.6%) were diagnosed with PTB based on positive culture. The sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values for Xpert in smear-negative cases for induced sputum were respectively 75%, 99.5%, 94.7% and 97.0%. Xpert in induced sputum may facilitate diagnostic yield and expedite treatment in up to a quarter of PTB patients.
dc.publisherInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectClinical Audit
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMolecular Diagnostic Techniques
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosis
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectProspective Studies
dc.subjectSensitivity and Specificity
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectSputum
dc.subjectTuberculosis, Pulmonary
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2021-11-18T01:13:32Z
dc.contributor.departmentMEDICINE
dc.description.doi10.5588/ijtld.16.0123
dc.description.sourcetitleInternational Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
dc.description.volume20
dc.description.issue12
dc.description.page1668-1670
dc.published.statePublished
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