2023
Urine and sputum tuberculosis tests: defining the trade-offs in endemic HIV and tuberculosis settings
Wilson D, Cudahy P, Drain P. Urine and sputum tuberculosis tests: defining the trade-offs in endemic HIV and tuberculosis settings. The Lancet Global Health 2023, 11: e809-e810. PMID: 37202010, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00215-2.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsHIV InfectionsHumansLipopolysaccharidesMycobacterium tuberculosisSensitivity and SpecificitySputumTuberculosisTuberculosis, Pulmonary
2017
Accuracy of line probe assays for the diagnosis of pulmonary and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nathavitharana RR, Cudahy PG, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR, Pai M, Denkinger CM. Accuracy of line probe assays for the diagnosis of pulmonary and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal 2017, 49: 1601075. PMID: 28100546, PMCID: PMC5898952, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01075-2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLine probe assayComposite reference standardINH resistanceRIF resistanceSystematic reviewMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) casesRapid drug susceptibility testingMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisProbe assayTuberculosis detectionDrug susceptibility testingSmear-positive specimensSmear-negative specimensReference standardM. tuberculosis detectionMycobacterium tuberculosis detectionPulmonary TBTuberculosis casesNew line probe assayStudy qualityIsoniazid resistanceQUADAS-2Indirect testingRifampicinUnique studies