Use of the AMPLIFIED [TM] Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2008; 14 (5): 1119-1125
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ABSTRACT
A comparative analysis was made of 3 conventional tests for tuberculosis [TB] versus a DNA probe technique among suspected TB patients at a reference centre in Greece. During 2004, we tested 2961 biological specimens from 2234 patients with the following methods:
Ziehl-Neelsen staining, LowensteinoJensen culture, BACTEC mycobacteria growth indicator tubes [MGIT] and the Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED[TM] Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test [MTD]. Of a total of 136 TB patients diagnosed and under anti-TB treatment, 133 of them [98%] were positive by amplified MTD. There were 112 TB [82%] detected by the MGIT method, 102 [75%] by Lowenstein-Jensen culture and 75 [55%] by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Using MTD the positive result is ready within hours compared with days or weeks
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Técnicas de Sonda Molecular
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Técnicas de Investigación
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Costos y Análisis de Costo
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación Económica en Salud
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2008
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