Diagnostic Accuracy of Gene Xpert on Bronchoscopy Washings in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Waseem A. Khan; Nayyar Manzoor; Asad  Javaid; M. Saqib Musharaf; Nausheen  Sohail; Nighat Majeed

doi:10.51273/esc20.251647

Diagnostic Accuracy of Gene Xpert on Bronchoscopy Washings in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Authors

Waseem A. Khan
Nayyar Manzoor
Asad Javaid
M. Saqib Musharaf
Nausheen Sohail
Nighat Majeed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51273/esc20.251647

Keywords:

GeneXpert Assay, Culture Report, Bronchial Washing, Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert assay of bronchial washing in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in suspected TB patients with no sputum production taking culture of bronchial washing as gold standard.
Methods: This is cross sectional study. Data was collected through structured questionnaire. Patients had bronchoscopy according to standard protocol. Their bronchial washings were sent for culture and GeneXpert assay for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Data analysis was done using SPSS 20 version.

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Published

2023-07-21

How to Cite

A. Khan W, Manzoor N, Javaid A, Musharaf MS, Sohail N, Majeed N. Diagnostic Accuracy of Gene Xpert on Bronchoscopy Washings in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Esculapio - JSIMS [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 21 [cited 2024 May 19];16(4):33-6. Available from: https://esculapio.pk/journal/index.php/journal-files/article/view/364