GeneXpert MTB/RIF Testing in the Management of Patients with Active Tuberculosis; A Real Life Experience from Saudi Arabia / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
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: 30-34, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
GeneXpert MTB/RIF is a real-time PCR assay with established diagnostic performance in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay to the management of patients with any form of active tuberculosis in a single large tertiary center in Saudi Arabia, with a special focus on the impact on time to start of antituberculous therapy compared with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) smears and mycobacterial cultures. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Clinical, radiological and laboratory records for all patients who were commenced on antituberculous therapy between March 2011 and February 2013 were retrospectively reviewed.RESULTS:
A total of 140 patients were included, 38.6% of which had pulmonary tuberculosis. GeneXpert MTB/RIF was requested for only 39.2% of patients and was the only reason for starting antituberculous therapy for only 12.1%. The median time to a positive GeneXpert MTB/RIF result was 0 days (IQR 3) compared with 0 day (IQR 1) for smear microscopy (P > 0.999) and 22 days (IQR 21) for mycobacterial cultures (P < 0.001). No patients discontinued antituberculous therapy because of a negative GeneXpert MTB/RIF result.CONCLUSIONS:
In a setting wherein physicians are highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, GeneXpert MTB/RIF was remarkably under-utilized and had only a limited impact on decisions related to starting or stopping antituberculous therapy. Cost-effectiveness and clinical utility of routine testing of all smear-negative clinical samples submitted for tuberculosis investigations by GeneXpert MTB/RIF warrant further study.
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Asunto principal:
Arabia Saudita
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Diagnóstico
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Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
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Acontecimientos que Cambian la Vida
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Microscopía
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Año:
2014
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