Relationship Between Results of Genexpert RT-PCR and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Suspected Tuberculosis Patients

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs and is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The GeneXpert RT-PCR examination (Xpert MTB / RIF) is a development of a diagnostic tool that can automatically detect the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) by molecular examination and can be used to detect MTB resistance to rifampicin. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a test used to determine the rate at which erythrocytes settle in the blood. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between GeneXpert RT-PCR results and ESR in suspected tuberculosis patients. This research uses a cross-sectional study. The sample used in this study were 56 new suspected TB patients who had never been treated for ATD and underwent GeneXpert RT-PCR examination. Sampling was carried out by purposive sampling with the TCM Rif Sen group and negative results. A total of 27 patients (96.4%) with Rif Sen's GeneXpert RT-PCR results had high ESR values. 15 patients (53.6%) with negative GeneXpert RT-PCR results had normal ESR values. The results of the Chi Square test (X2) show that p-value = 0.000 OR = 0.032. There is a significant relationship between GeneXpert and ESR values ​​in suspected tuberculosis

Keywords

• genexpert
• erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• rif sen
• tuberculosis