False-Positive Xpert MTB/RIF Results in Retested Patients with Previous Tuberculosis: Frequency, Profile, and Prospective Clinical Outcomes

The New Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: Improving Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Resistance to Rifampin in an Assay Suitable for Point-of-Care Testing

(2017) Soumitesh Chakravorty et al.   mBio

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Next-Generation Xpert Mtb/Rif ® Ultra Test for Tuberculosis Diagnosis

(2017) Alberto L. García-Basteiro et al.   ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA

Xpert MTB/RIF Results in Patients With Previous Tuberculosis: Can We Distinguish True From False Positive Results?

(2016) Grant Theron et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Tuberculosis

(2016) Keertan Dheda et al.   LANCET

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

(2016) Jennifer Ho et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Suboptimal specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF among treatment-experienced patients: TABLE 1

(2015) John Z. Metcalfe et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

False-positive Xpert® MTB/RIF assays and previous treatment

(2015) Tom H. Boyles et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

The Temporal Dynamics of Relapse and Reinfection Tuberculosis After Successful Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study

(2014) F. M. Marx et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Determinants of PCR performance (Xpert MTB/RIF), including bacterial load and inhibition, for TB diagnosis using specimens from different body compartments

(2014) Grant Theron et al.   Scientific Reports

Sputum induction to aid diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce tuberculosis in adults in HIV-endemic settings

(2013) J. G. Peter et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis in primary-care settings in Africa: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial

(2013) Grant Theron et al.   LANCET

Development of a Simple Reliable Radiographic Scoring System to Aid the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

(2013) Lancelot M. Pinto et al.   PLoS One

Accuracy and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

(2013) Grant Theron et al.   THORAX

Comparison of two methods for acquisition of sputum samples for diagnosis of suspected tuberculosis in smear-negative or sputum-scarce people: a randomised controlled trial

(2013) Jonathan G Peter et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Pathogenesis of HIV and the Lung

(2012) Matthew R. Gingo et al.   Current HIV/AIDS Reports

A Multisite Assessment of the Quantitative Capabilities of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay

(2011) Robert Blakemore et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Do adjunct tuberculosis tests, when combined with Xpert MTB/RIF, improve accuracy and the cost of diagnosis in a resource-poor setting?

(2011) Grant Theron et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Comparison of Quantitative Techniques including Xpert MTB/RIF to Evaluate Mycobacterial Burden

(2011) Richard N. van Zyl-Smit et al.   PLoS One

Yield of Acid-fast Smear and Mycobacterial Culture for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

(2009) Patama Monkongdee et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

TBscore: Signs and symptoms from tuberculosis patients in a low-resource setting have predictive value and may be used to assess clinical course

(2008) Christian Wejse et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES