Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Respiratory Specimens
Elizabeth M. MarloweSusan Novak-WeekleyJoven CumpioSusan E. SharpKaiser Permanente NW, Portland, OregonMichelle A. MomenyKaiser Permanente NW, Portland, OregonAnna BabstSan Francisco Department of Public Health Laboratory, San Francisco, CaliforniaJonathan S. CarlsonSan Francisco Department of Public Health Laboratory, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasae KawamuraSan Francisco Department of Public Health Laboratory, San Francisco, CaliforniaMark PandoriSan Francisco Department of Public Health Laboratory, San Francisco, California
2011en
ABI
Abstract
A total of 217 specimens submitted for routine smear and culture from three different sites within the western United States were used to evaluate the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay (for research use only) (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA). Overall agreement compared to culture was 89% (98% for smear positives and 72% for smear negatives) for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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