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Centrifuge-free stool processing methods for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra tuberculosis diagnosis in children in Uganda and Zambia: an observational, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study

Lounnas M, Masama EN, Beneteau S, Kasakwa K, Kaitano R,  et al.
2025-06-01 • Lancet Microbe
2025-06-01 • Lancet Microbe

BACKGROUND

WHO recommends Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) for stool testing for tuberculosis diagnosis in children. Stool processing requires removal of debris and ...

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Feasibility and acceptability of using the novel urine-based FujiLAM test to detect tuberculosis: A multi-country mixed-methods study

Rucker SCM, Lissouba P, Akinyi M, Lubega AV, Stewart RC,  et al.
2022-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
2022-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
BACKGROUND
The novel urine-based FujiLAM test identifies tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients but may be challenging to use at point-of-care (POC).

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We assess...
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Xpert MTB/RIF diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis from sputum and stool samples in a high TB-HIV-prevalent setting

Orikiriza P, Nansumba M, Nyehangane D, Bastard M, Mugisha IT,  et al.
2018-05-08 • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2018-05-08 • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay is a major advance for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries but is limited in children by their difficulty to produce sputum. We investigated T...
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Tuberculosis diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF and urine AlereLAM in vulnerable children

Orikiriza P, Smith JS, Ssekyanzi B, Nyehangane D, Mugisha IT,  et al.
2021-06-17 • European Respiratory Journal
2021-06-17 • European Respiratory Journal
BACKGROUND
Non-sputum-based diagnostic approaches are crucial in children at high risk of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) who cannot expectorate sputum. We evaluated the diagnostic ac...