Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of HIV-associated Tuberculous Meningitis: A Prospective Validation Study

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dc.contributor.authorCresswell, Fiona V.
dc.contributor.authorTugume, Lillian
dc.contributor.authorKwizera, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBangdiwala, Ananta S.
dc.contributor.authorMusubire, Abdu K.
dc.contributor.authorRutakingirwa, Morris
dc.contributor.authorKagimu, Enock
dc.contributor.authorNuwagira, Edwin
dc.contributor.authorMpoza, Edward
dc.contributor.authorRhein, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Darlisha A.
dc.contributor.authorMuzoora, Conrad
dc.contributor.authorGrint, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Alison M.
dc.contributor.authorMeya, David B.
dc.contributor.authorBoulware, David R.
dc.contributor.authoron behalf of the ASTRO-CM team
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-19T13:56:08Z
dc.date.available2022-08-19T13:56:08Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTuberculous meningitis accounts for 1–5% of tuberculosis cases. Diagnostic delay contributes to poor outcomes. We evaluated the performance of the new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) for tuberculous meningitis diagnosis. In this prospective validation study, we tested the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of adults presenting with suspected meningitis (ie, headache or altered mental status with clinical signs of meningism) to the Mulago National Referral Hospital and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. We centrifuged the CSF, resuspended the cell pellet in 2 mL CSF, and tested 0·5 mL aliquots with Xpert Ultra, Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), and mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) culture. We quantified diagnostic performance against the uniform case definition of probable or definite tuberculous meningitis and a composite microbiological reference standard. From Nov 25, 2016, to Jan 24, 2019, we screened 466 adults with suspected meningitis and tested 204 for tuberculous meningitis. Uniform clinical case definition classified 51 participants as having probable or definite tuberculous meningitis. Against this uniform case definition, Xpert Ultra had 76·5% sensitivity (95% CI 62·5–87·2; 39 of 51 patients) and a negative predictive value of 92·7% (87·6–96·2; 153 of 165), compared with 55·6% sensitivity (44·0–70·4; 25 of 45; p=0·0010) and a negative predictive value of 85·8% (78·9–91·1; 121 of 141) for Xpert and 61·4% sensitivity (45·5–75·6; 27 of 44; p=0·020) and negative predictive value of 85·2% (77·4–91·1; 98 of 115) for MGIT culture. Against the composite microbiological reference standard, Xpert Ultra had sensitivity of 92·9% (80·5–98·5; 39 of 42), higher than Xpert at 65·8% (48·6–80·4; 25 of 38; p=0·0063) and MGIT culture at 72·2% (55·9–86·2; 27 of 37; p=0·092). Xpert Ultra detected nine tuberculous meningitis cases missed by Xpert and MGIT culture. Xpert Ultra detected tuberculous meningitis with higher sensitivity than Xpert and MGIT culture in this HIV-positive population. However, with a negative predictive value of 93%, Xpert Ultra cannot be used as a rule-out test. Clinical judgment and novel highly sensitive point-of-care tests are still required.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCresswell, F. V., Tugume, L., Bahr, N. C., Kwizera, R., Bangdiwala, A. S., Musubire, A. K., ... & Boulware, D. R. (2020). Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis: a prospective validation study. The Lancet infectious diseases, 20(3), 308-317.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30550-Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1473-3099
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4323
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Lancet infectious diseasesen_US
dc.titleXpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of HIV-associated Tuberculous Meningitis: A Prospective Validation Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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