Sensitivity of amplicor mtb on direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in smear-negative specimens from outpatients in Rio de Janeiro
Braz. j. microbiol
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33(2): 163-165, Apr.-Jun. 2002. tab
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the performance of the AMPLICOR MTB assay for detection of M. tuberculosis in clinical specimens obtained from 98 smear-negative tuberculous patients (43 with positive and 55 with negative culture results). The sensitivity of the AMPLICOR MTB was 44.9(per cent) (44/98) and that of culture was 43.8(per cent) (43/98). No significant difference was observed between the results obtained by AMPLICOR MTB and by culture. We conclude that amplification assays could be used for testing smear-negative specimens because a rapid diagnosis will benefit those patients.
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Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Tuberculose
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. microbiol
Thème du journal:
Microbiologie
Année:
2002
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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