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A 35-year-old HIV-positive patient on antiretroviral therapy presents with a 3-week history of productive cough, evening fever, night sweats, and a 5 kg weight loss. Chest radiography shows apical cavitary infiltrates. Which diagnostic test is recommended as the initial rapid molecular assay for tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance detection?

GeneXpert MTB/RIF automated real-time PCR assay on sputum Ziehl-Neelsen microscopic smear examination for acid-fast bacilli Lowenstein-Jensen solid egg-based culture of expectorated sputum Tuberculin skin test (Mantoux reaction with 5 TU of PPD)

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GeneXpert MTB/RIF automated real-time PCR assay on sputum

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