Open AccessThe Role of Genexpert in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Author(s) -
C. Sasikumar,
Ketaki Utpat,
Unnati Desai,
Jyotsna M Joshi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-6031
pISSN - 2451-4934
DOI - 10.5603/arm.2020.0102
Subject(s) - genexpert mtb/rif , medicine , rifampicin , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , drug resistance , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , gastroenterology , pulmonary tuberculosis , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
GeneXpert (GX) is a novel, integrated, cartridge-based, nucleic acid amplification test with an established role for rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and detection of rifampicin resistance.