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Xpert MTB\/RIF assay is a rapid and simple method to detect tuberculosis. However, the efficacy of this technique in diagnosing TBM remains unclear. Therefore, a meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of Xpert MTB\/RIF for TBM, which may enhance the development of early diagnosis of TBM.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Methods: Relevant studies in the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were retrieved using the keywords \u2018Xpert MTB\/RIF\u2019, \u2018tuberculous meningitis (TBM)\u2019. The pooled sensitivity, pooled specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, diagnostic odds ratio, summary receiver operator characteristic curve, and area under the curve (AUC) of Xpert MTB\/RIF were determined and analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: A total of 162 studies were enrolled and only 14 met the criteria for meta-analysis. The overall pooled sensitivity of Xpert MTB\/RIF was 63% [95% confidence interval (CI), 59\u201366%], while the overall pooled specificity was 98.1% (95% CI, 97.5\u201398.5%). The pooled values of positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio were 20.91% (12.71\u201352.82%), 0.40% (0.32\u20130.50%), and 71.49% (32.64\u2013156.56%), respectively. The AUC was 0.76.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusions: Xpert MTB\/RIF exhibited high specificity in diagnosing TBM in CSF samples, but its sensitivity was relatively low. It is necessary to combine other high-sensitive detection methods for the early diagnosis of TBM. Moreover, the centrifugation of CSF samples was found to be beneficial in improving the sensitivity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1042\/bsr20191312","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,28]],"date-time":"2019-11-28T13:51:54Z","timestamp":1574949114000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1042\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Pooled analysis of the Xpert MTB\/RIF assay for diagnosing tuberculous meningitis"],"prefix":"10.1042","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Yuan-Zhi","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li-Chang","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yao-Hong","family":"Wen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhong-Wei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shu-Jin","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hong-Kun","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Qiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhi-Yong","family":"Pan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qin","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520\u20138057, U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan-Zhen","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhen-Xing","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1302-5234","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xu-Guang","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China"},{"name":"Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510150, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou 510150, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"288","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021111619555968300_B1","author":"World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis Report","year":"2018"},{"key":"2021111619555968300_B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"295","DOI":"10.1097\/WCO.0b013e3283602814","article-title":"Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis","volume":"26","author":"Thwaites","year":"2013","journal-title":"Curr. 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