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Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF Test
Published on: April 9, 2012
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小児結核スクリーニングのための3遺伝子Xpertホスト応答シグネチャー:前向きの診断精度研究
Hayley Poore1,2, Peter Wambi3, Esin Nkereuwem4
1Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, USA.
まとめ
GeneXpert MTB ホストレスポンス (Xpert- HR) 血液検査は,小児における結核 (TB) の検出に高い感度を示していますが,特異性は低いため,過剰診断のリスクがあります. 乳児の結核検診の正確なツールについては,さらなる研究が必要である.
科学分野:
- 感染症
- 分子診断
- 小児医学
背景:
- 血液ベースの遺伝子シグネチャーは,診療所近くの結核 (TB) のスクリーニングに有望である.
- GeneXpert MTB ホストレスポンス (Xpert- HR) カートリッジは,子供のための結核スクリーニングツールとして評価されました.
研究 の 目的:
- 小児の肺結核のスクリーニングのためのXpert- HRカートリッジの精度を評価する.
- Xpert-HRの性能を確立した結核診断方法と症例分類と比較する.
主な方法:
- ガンビアとウガンダから15歳未満の181人の子どもが登録されました.
- 血液サンプルをXpert- HRを用いて分析し,胸部X線 (CXR) と唾液Xpert Ultra検査を行いました.
- NIHの症例分類 (確定,未確定,不確実) とROC曲線を使用して,感度と特異性を決定した.
主要な成果:
- Xpert- HRスコアは,異なる基準で88. 5%の感度,しかし低い特異性 (30. 3- 33. 3%) を達成した.
- すべての小児年齢層において,特異性は一貫して低かった.
- Xpert- HRとCXR,Xpert Ultra,または治療アルゴリズムの組み合わせは,診断の正確性を有意に改善しませんでした.
結論:
- Xpert- HRは,小児における確定性結核に対する高い感受性を示しているが,特異性が低いため,過剰診断につながる可能性がある.
- 子どもの結核検診の精度を高めるために 改善された小児特異遺伝子シグネチャーが必要です
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