Reassessment of the positive predictive value and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF: a diagnostic accuracy study in the context of community-wide screening for tuberculosis.

Ho, Jennifer

Reassessment of the positive predictive value and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF: a diagnostic accuracy study in the context of community-wide screening for tuberculosis. [electronic resource] - The Lancet. Infectious diseases 09 2016 - 1045-1051 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1474-4457

10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30067-6 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Bacteriological Techniques--methods
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Female
Humans
Male
Microscopy--methods
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--genetics
Prevalence
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum--microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis
Vietnam--epidemiology