Rapid Diagnosis of XDR and Pre-XDR TB: A Systematic Review of Available Tools

Laura Saderi, Mariangela Puci, Biagio Di Lorenzo, Rosella Centis, Lia D’Ambrosio, Onno W. Akkerman, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, José A. Caminero, Chakaya Muhwa, Justin T. Denholm, Xhevat Kurhasani, Catherine W.M. Ong, Adrian Rendon, Denise Rossato Silva, Simon Tiberi, Dominik Zenner, Andrea M. Cabibbe, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Giovanni Sotgiu

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Abstract

Introduction

No previous systematic reviews have comprehensively investigated the features of Xpert MTB/XDR and other rapid tests to diagnose pre-XDR/XDR-TB. The aim of this systematic review is to assess existing rapid diagnostics for pre-XDR/XDR-TB from a point-of-care perspective and describe their technical characteristics (i.e., sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values).

Methods

Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to detect the articles focused on the accuracy of commercially available rapid molecular diagnostic tests for XDR-TB according to PRISMA guidelines. The analysis compared the diagnostic techniques and approaches in terms of sensitivity, specificity, laboratory complexity, time to confirmed diagnosis.

Results

Of 1298 records identified, after valuating article titles and abstracts, 97 (7.5%) records underwent full-text evaluation and 38 records met the inclusion criteria. Two rapid World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed tests are available: Xpert MTB/XDR and GenoType MTBDRsl (VER1.0 and VER 2.0). Both tests had similar performance, slightly favouring Xpert, although only 2 studies were available (sensitivity 91.4–94; specificity 98.5–99; accuracy 97.2–97.7; PPV 88.9–99.1; NPV 95.8–98.9).

Conclusions

Xpert MTB/XDR could be suggested at near-point-of-care settings to be used primarily as a follow-on test for laboratory-confirmed TB, complementing existing rapid tests detecting at least rifampicin-resistance. Both Xpert MTB/XDR and GenoType MTBDRsl are presently diagnosing what WHO defined, in 2021, as pre-XDR-TB.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)809-820
Number of pages12
JournalArchivos de Bronconeumologia
Volume58
Issue number12
Early online date1 Dec 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Drug susceptibility test
  • GenoType MTBDRsl
  • Line probe assay
  • MDR-TB
  • Pre-XDR
  • Sensitivity
  • Specificity
  • Tuberculosis
  • XDR-TB
  • Xpert MTB/XDR

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