The utility of repeat Xpert MTB/RIF testing to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive adults with initial negative result
Hanifa Y, Fielding K, Chihota V, Adonis L, Charalambous S, Foster N, Karstaedt A, McCarthy K, Nicol M, Ndlovu N, Sinanovic E, Sahid F, Stevens W, Vassall A, Churchyard G, Grant A. The utility of repeat Xpert MTB/RIF testing to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive adults with initial negative result. Gates Open Research 2018, 2: 22. DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12815.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative Xpert resultHIV-positive adultsXpert resultsTB treatmentHigh riskXpert MTB/RIF testingMTB/RIF testingXpert MTB/RIFAppropriate diagnostic modalitiesMonths of enrollmentHIV-positive individualsMTB/RIFInitial negative resultMycobacterium tuberculosis cultureTB diagnostic testsFurther investigationHIV careActive tuberculosisMicrobiological confirmationSputum samplesDiagnostic modalitiesNational guidelinesSputumTuberculosis cultureInvestigation pathway