Xpert Ultra and TrueNat MTB plus assays for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: A diagnostic accuracy study

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2026; 32(14): 116088
Published online Apr 14, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i14.116088

Table 2 Basis of diagnosis for patients included in the study

		GITB (n = 26)	Controls (n = 12)
Microbiology	Acid-fast bacilli smear	1	0
Microbiology	Acid-fast bacilli culture	3	0
Histopathology-granuloma		4	1-granuloma; 2-amoebiasis
Response to antitubercular therapy		23	4 (no response) and response to Crohn’s disease therapy; 6 (improvement with Crohn’s disease therapy)

GITB: Gastrointestinal tuberculosis.

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Citation: Sharma K, Jindal N, Sharma M, Mandavdhare HS, Gupta P, Sekar A, Dutta U, Sharma V. Xpert Ultra and TrueNat MTB plus assays for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: A diagnostic accuracy study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(14): 116088
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i14.116088

Sharma K, Jindal N, Sharma M, Mandavdhare HS, Gupta P, Sekar A, Dutta U, Sharma V. Xpert Ultra and TrueNat MTB plus assays for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: A diagnostic accuracy study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(14): 116088 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i14.116088]

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