The test simultaneously detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and resistance to rifampicin (RIF)

Test Performance Parameters: Sensitivity Specificity for MTB; Sensitivity Specificity for RIF; TAT is less than 2 hours.I

Test was endorsed by WHO for use in National TB Programs in 2010 and introduced for scaled up in India in 2015-16.

This test is expected to eventually be used as the first choice test for diagnosis of TB.

Understand the operational procedures and interpretation of results of the CBNAAT Xpert Ultra Assay/Cartridge.