title: High positive predictive value of Xpert in a low rifampicin resistance prevalence setting.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil McGill University, Montreal, Canada atrajman@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anete
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trajman
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Health Dept of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Betina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durovni
authors.affiliation: Health Dept of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saraceni
authors.affiliation: Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cordeiro-Santos
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cobelens
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van den Hof
mesh_terms: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012293:Rifampin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C505805:rpoB protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D012293:Rifampin