Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Infectious Diseases

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality at 6 months (subgroup) · people being investigated for tuberculosis (TB)

Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality at 6 months (subgroup) compared with smear microscopy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Impact of the diagnostic test Xpert MTB/RIF on patient outcomes for tuberculosis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.78, 1.22]
3 studies · 8143 participants
Moderate