The accuracy of Cepheid's Gene Xpert test
John Lusiba
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The accuracy of Cepheid's Gene Xpert test

Diagnosis of Tuberculous pleural effusion among adult patients in Mulago Hospital

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Tuberculous pleural effusion is a common cause of patient admission in Mulago hospital especially among patients infected with HIV.Histology and pleural tissue culture for MTB, the gold standard involves an invasive procedure which requires specific skills and is time consuming. We tested the diagnostic accuracy of Cepheid's MTB-specific Gene Xpert, a PCR based real time test using pleural fluid with the aim of trying to get a quicker, more user friendly, accurate and less invasive method in the diagnosis of pleural TB in our setting.This test has been proven to improve diagnose of pulmonary T...