[Use of the Xpert
| Autor: | K, Horo, R, N'Guessan, M-O, Koffi, N, Kouamé-N'Takpé, A, Koné, K, Samaké, L, Koffi, B J M, Ahui, C V, Brou-Gode, A, N'Gom, B A, Kouassi, N, Koffi, E, Aka-Danguy |
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| Jazyk: | francouzština |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Aged 80 and over Male Bacteriological Techniques Adolescent Endemic Diseases Diagnostic Tests Routine Sputum Middle Aged Sensitivity and Specificity Diagnosis Differential Young Adult Predictive Value of Tests Tuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant Humans Mass Screening Female Tuberculosis Pulmonary Aged |
| Zdroj: | Revue des maladies respiratoires. 34(7) |
| ISSN: | 1776-2588 |
| Popis: | Developed initially for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the XpertWe undertook a prospective study among patients presenting with cough and sputum. The sputum was submitted to microscopic examination, to the XpertIn multivariate analysis, the factors associated with positive cultures were the following: male gender, cough for more than 2 weeks, loss of weight and fever. The estimated clinical suspicion score consisted of 4 signs each having a coefficient of 1. The sensitivity of each clinical sign varied between 79 and 94%. In 348 cases of negative microscopic examination (composed of 295 cases with score4 and 53 cases with score=4), the predictive positive value of the XpertThe diagnosis of tuberculosis in endemic zones could be improved by using the Xpert |
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