Cochrane review looks at accuracy of Xpert for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB

(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) In one-fifth of people with active tuberculosis (TB), the site of disease is outside the lungs (extrapulmonary TB). Some forms of extrapulmonary TB, such as TB meningitis, are extremely dangerous, where a rapid diagnosis can make all the difference to a patient. In a new Cochrane Review, a team of authors reviewed the evidence and assessed the accuracy of the widely-used rapid diagnostic test, mainly used to diagnose pulmonary TB for such cases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news