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

Visited households in 60 randomly selected villages in Ca Mau province, Vietnam

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 8 June 2016

• Country: Vietnam
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Health
• Authors: Ho, J, Nguyen, P.T.B., Nguyen, T.A., Tran, K.H, Van Nguyen, S, et all

Abstract

Community-wide screening for TB with Xpert MTB/RIF as a primary screening tool overcomes some of the limitations of conventional screening.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Ho J, Nguyen PTB, Nguyen TA, Tran KH, Van Nguyen S, Nguyen NV, Nguyen HB, Luu KB, Fox GJ, Marks GB (2016) 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.Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;16(9):1045-1051. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30067-6

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Published 8 June 2016