Exploring the accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting lymph node tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Zi-Ke Chen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zi-Ke Chen, Zhao Wu

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4743-3102

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• Zhao Wu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zi-Ke Chen, Zhao Wu

  Roles Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

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• Ting Ye,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

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• Chao-Yang Lin,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

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• Xu-Guang Guo

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Validation

  * E-mail: gysygxg@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Clinical Medicine, The Third Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clinical Rapid Diagnosis and Early Warning of Infectious Diseases, King Med School of Laboratory Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1302-5234

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