Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 25, 2026

Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF Test
08:10

Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF Test

Published on: April 9, 2012

82.2K

False-positive rifampin resistant results with Xpert MTB/RIF version 4 assay in clinical samples with a low bacterial

Oksana Ocheretina1, Erin Byrt2, Marie-Marcelle Mabou3

  • 1Center for Global Health, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; Les Centres GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
|February 27, 2016
PubMed

Keywords:
Developing and high-burden countriesMDR-TBMolecular diagnosticsTuberculosisXpert MTB/RIF

More Related Videos

A High-throughput Compatible Assay to Evaluate Drug Efficacy against Macrophage Passaged Mycobacterium tuberculosis10:29

A High-throughput Compatible Assay to Evaluate Drug Efficacy against Macrophage Passaged Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Published on: March 24, 2017

8.4K
Demonstrating a Multi-drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplification Microarray07:35

Demonstrating a Multi-drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplification Microarray

Published on: April 25, 2014

13.3K

Related Concept Videos

Pulmonary Tuberculosis IV01:26

Pulmonary Tuberculosis IV

Tuberculosis, more commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease stemming from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. While it primarily impacts the lungs, TB can also affect other body areas. Given its severity and global impact, timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial for controlling its spread and improving patient outcomes.
Several diagnostic approaches are used to detect TB. The conventional method is the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), also known as the Mantoux test. However, this method has...
628