Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage samples in negative or sputum-scarce adults in Colombia: a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study
Xpert MTB/RIF outperformed smear microscopy using BAL samples for the diagnosis of PTB in negative or sputum-scarce adults from a high burden Colombian setting. Due to rapid results, affordability and accessibility, particularly in resource-limited settings, smear microscopy should still be considered for BAL samples.
Authors
- Jorge Luis Quintero Barrios
- Jorge Acosta‐Reyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-3243)
- Vanessa Sabella‐Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-8996)
- Carlos Otero‐Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5908-1392)
- Valentina L. Sabella-Jiménez
- Valentina Restrepo-Espinosa
- Claredit Valentina Gallardo-Castro
- Andrea Alexandra Silvera
- Hugo Andrés Macareno Arroyo
- Juanita Eljadue-Flórez
Institutions
- Universidad del Norte (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10856-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19