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通过Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra测试舌头拭片样本:对来自低细菌负荷结核病患者的样本应用的两个协议的比较
Rachel C Wood1, Sophie Goodgion1, Alaina M Olson1
1Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Microbiology spectrum
|November 12, 2025
概括
使用Xpert Ultra进行结核病诊断的新型,更简单的舌头扫描协议显示,其准确性与旧方法相似. 这种更容易分析结核病 (TB) 样本的方法被推用于更广泛的采用.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 分子诊断学 分子诊断
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 舌头拭子 (TS) 是一种非吐,非侵入性的结核病 (TB) 诊断方法.
- 塞菲德Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) 是一种广泛使用的结核病分子诊断平台.
- 评估Xpert Ultra更简单的TS处理协议可以提高可访问性和易用性.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较新型的诊断准确度,没有加热块的舌头拭子 (TS) 协议 (2:1 SR) 与以前建立的依赖加热块的协议 (Heat + TE) 用于使用Xpert Ultra检测结核病.
- 评估单个TS样本测试与双TS样本测试对诊断敏感性的影响.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项对照性比较研究,使用先前从有症状的南非患者收集的TS样本.
- 用Xpert Ultra分析了样品,使用了Heat + TE和 2:1 SR协议.
- 诊断准确性与唾液微生物学参考标准 (MRS) 相比进行了评估,重点是唾液细菌负载较低的患者的样本.
主要成果:
- 2:1SR方法的灵敏度为52.3% (46/88),而热+TE方法的灵敏度为42.5% (38/88),没有统计学上显著的差异.
- 这两种方法均表现出100%的特异性 (20/20).
- 在一个更广泛的队列中,双TS样本测试显示了较高灵敏度 (81.3%) 与单样本测试 (75.5%) 相比的非显著趋势.
结论:
- 这种新的2:1 SR舌头扫描协议与之前的热+TE协议一样敏感和具体,用于基于Xpert Ultra的结核病诊断.
- 2: 1 SR 方法的后勤优势 (不需要加热块) 使其成为广泛采用的推替代方案.
- 双样本检测可能会在使用舌头拭子检测结核病的诊断产量中提供适度的改善.
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