Caritas Nigeria

Diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and TB-LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, and accurate diagnosis is a bottleneck in resource-limited settings. Xpert MTB/RIF and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) are WHO-endorsed, but head-to-head comparisons against cult...