Performance and impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit® assays on tuberculosis case detection in Madagascar.

• Matthew Phillips

Tuberculosis fast molecular assays, together with GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and Loopamp MTBC Detection Equipment®, are extremely delicate and particular. Such efficiency doesn’t mechanically translate in improved illness management and extremely is dependent upon their use, native epidemiology and the diagnostic algorithms they’re applied inside. We consider the efficiency of each assays and assess their influence on…