Abstract
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis in unprocessed or NALC/NaOH- decontaminated sputum. The effect of repeated NALC/NaOH-decontamination on several Xpert performance parameters was assessed in this study. A second NALC/NaOH-decontamination had no effect on the binary Xpert-outcome but increased the value for the quantitative readout (CTmin). Repeated decontamination was not associated with PCR-inhibition or invalid results. The CTmin of M.tb positive samples was higher in inhibited Xpert runs. Our data indicate that NALC/NaOH-decontamination has an effect on the performance of the Xpert assay, and that CTmin readouts of decontaminated sputum samples should be interpreted with caution.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Tuberculosis |
| Volume | In press |
| Early online date | 4 Apr 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 4 Apr 2018 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Xpert-inhibition
- Sputum processing
- Quantitative PCR
- Xpert-performance
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