[Evaluation of molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis and resistance to rifampicin with GeneXpert MTB/RIF in Algeria].

Objective: 1) To evaluate the contribution of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF (GX) test in the diagnosis of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis compared to culture. 2) To compare the rifampicin results resistance obtained by GX with the phenotypic sensitivity test.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study carried out over a period of five years, from May 2017 to June 2022 at the microbiology laboratory of the Central army Hospital Mohamed Seghir Nekkache, Algiers (Algeria).