<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background: </span></b></span><span><span><span style="font-family:&...<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background: </span></b></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Due to the limitations of diagnosis by Xpert MTB/RIF assay, WHO suggests Loop</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">—</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mediated Isothermal Amplification (TB-LAMP) instead of sputum-smear microscopy for pulmonary TB diagnosis in patients. Dr. Thongchai Kaewphinit <i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">et al</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> invented a fast TB detection kit called TB d-tect (LAMP-LFD assay). There was no clinical trial to estimate the performance of TB d-tect. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This study was aimed to find the performance of LFD assay and Xpert MTB/RIF ultra for pulmonary TB. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Material</span></b> <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and</span></b> <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A cross-sectional study was conducted. Suggestive pulmonary TB patients were enrolled from June 2020-28 February 2021.</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Respiratory specimen</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were collected from each patient and sent for AFB smear, LAMP-LFD assay, Xpert MTB/RIF ultra and culture TB. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Result:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 139 patients with suspected pulmonary TB we展开更多
文摘<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background: </span></b></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Due to the limitations of diagnosis by Xpert MTB/RIF assay, WHO suggests Loop</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">—</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mediated Isothermal Amplification (TB-LAMP) instead of sputum-smear microscopy for pulmonary TB diagnosis in patients. Dr. Thongchai Kaewphinit <i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">et al</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> invented a fast TB detection kit called TB d-tect (LAMP-LFD assay). There was no clinical trial to estimate the performance of TB d-tect. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This study was aimed to find the performance of LFD assay and Xpert MTB/RIF ultra for pulmonary TB. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Material</span></b> <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and</span></b> <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A cross-sectional study was conducted. Suggestive pulmonary TB patients were enrolled from June 2020-28 February 2021.</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Respiratory specimen</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were collected from each patient and sent for AFB smear, LAMP-LFD assay, Xpert MTB/RIF ultra and culture TB. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Result:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 139 patients with suspected pulmonary TB we
