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Xpert(R) MTB/RIF: Usefulness for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
                and resistance to rifampicin

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The advent of the Xpert(R) MTB/RIF technique was a revolution in
                the diagnosis of tuberculosis, especially in areas with high
                incidence and low resources. It allows the detection of
                Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and simultaneously the most
                common resistance mutations to rifampicin in less than 2h. For
                respiratory samples the sensitivity is very high, but it
                decreases for extrapulmonary samples and children. Although it
                is faster and simpler than conventional methods, it presents
                some limitations and new and better techniques are needed to
                reduce the number of cases and deaths caused by tuberculosis.
                This review aims to assess the scientific evidence around the
                diagnostic performance of Xpert(R) MTB/RIF in different types of
                samples and populations, as well as analyse its strengths and
                limitations for TB diagnosis.

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Versió postprint del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2017.06.007

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Xpert(R) MTB/RIF: Usefulness for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
                and resistance to rifampicin