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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 9(57), 2019

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00614-19

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Same-Day Tools, Including Xpert Ultra and IRISA-TB, for Rapid Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis: a Prospective Observational Study

Journal article published in 2019 by Richard Meldau, Philippa Randall, Anil Pooran, Jason Limberis ORCID, Edson Makambwa, Muhammed Dhansay, Aliasgar Esmail, Keertan Dheda
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Abstract

The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) is problematic. The comparative performance of newer same-day tools for pleural TB, including Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (ULTRA), has hitherto not been comprehensively studied. Adenosine deaminase (ADA), IRISA-TB (interferon gamma ultrasensitive rapid immunosuspension assay), Xpert MTB/RIF, and ULTRA performance outcomes were evaluated in pleural fluid samples from 149 patients with suspected pleural TB.