Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem that seriously jeopardizes human health. Among them, the diagnosis and treatment of smear- or culture-negative TB patients is a challenge. The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has been reported to be a novel molecular diagnostic tool for rapidly d...
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| description | Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem that seriously jeopardizes human health. Among them, the diagnosis and treatment of smear- or culture-negative TB patients is a challenge. The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has been reported to be a novel molecular diagnostic tool for rapidly detecting TB. Still, there is limited data on this assay's performance in subgroups of TB patients. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of the Xpert method in patients with different smear and culture results and to assess its efficacy for rifampicin resistance (RR) detection. Methods We retrospectively collected data from 1,721 patients with a clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis. Smear, Xpert, and traditional solid culture methods were used to detect TB infection and explore the detection rate of Xpert in the grouping of results from different smear and culture methods. Information on RR detected by the Xpert method and proportional method of drug sensitivity test (DST) was also recorded and kappa values, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated. Results We observed that among the three methods, the Xpert method had the highest detection rate of 66.8%, followed by the culture method at 56.0% and the smear method had the lowest at 40.0%. The detection rate of Xpert was 98.3% (642/653) when both smear and culture were positive, 85.1% (296/348) when only one of the two methods, smear and culture, was positive, and 29.4% (212/720) when both smear and culture were negative. The Xpert method and DST showed a high agreement (κ = 0.92) for RR detection. The highest mutation rate was observed for probe E (64.7%), and the least number of probe C mutations occurred (1.5%). Conclusion The Xpert method has high detection efficiency. It has good diagnostic value in detecting MTB and RR, especially in cases where traditional culture and sputum smear results are negative, and significantly reduces the rate of missed diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d03758a410ba48f495854d5d66a9ebc22025-01-12T12:09:43ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342025-01-0125111410.1186/s12879-025-10446-zEfficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosisGang Feng0Hongyu Jiang1Ying Chen2School of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical UniversityAbstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem that seriously jeopardizes human health. Among them, the diagnosis and treatment of smear- or culture-negative TB patients is a challenge. The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay has been reported to be a novel molecular diagnostic tool for rapidly detecting TB. Still, there is limited data on this assay's performance in subgroups of TB patients. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of the Xpert method in patients with different smear and culture results and to assess its efficacy for rifampicin resistance (RR) detection. Methods We retrospectively collected data from 1,721 patients with a clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis. Smear, Xpert, and traditional solid culture methods were used to detect TB infection and explore the detection rate of Xpert in the grouping of results from different smear and culture methods. Information on RR detected by the Xpert method and proportional method of drug sensitivity test (DST) was also recorded and kappa values, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated. Results We observed that among the three methods, the Xpert method had the highest detection rate of 66.8%, followed by the culture method at 56.0% and the smear method had the lowest at 40.0%. The detection rate of Xpert was 98.3% (642/653) when both smear and culture were positive, 85.1% (296/348) when only one of the two methods, smear and culture, was positive, and 29.4% (212/720) when both smear and culture were negative. The Xpert method and DST showed a high agreement (κ = 0.92) for RR detection. The highest mutation rate was observed for probe E (64.7%), and the least number of probe C mutations occurred (1.5%). Conclusion The Xpert method has high detection efficiency. It has good diagnostic value in detecting MTB and RR, especially in cases where traditional culture and sputum smear results are negative, and significantly reduces the rate of missed diagnosis.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10446-zTuberculosisDrug resistanceXpert MTB/RIFDiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Gang Feng Hongyu Jiang Ying Chen Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis BMC Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis Drug resistance Xpert MTB/RIF Diagnosis |
| title | Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis |
| title_full | Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis |
| title_short | Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis |
| title_sort | efficacy of xpert mtb rif assay in detecting mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis |
| topic | Tuberculosis Drug resistance Xpert MTB/RIF Diagnosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10446-z |
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