descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2012 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, volume 74, pages 415-416 (issn: 0732-8893,

Authors: Sally A, Roberts; Odette, Lowe; Sushil, Pandey; Deborah A, Williamson; Sandie, Newton; Ross, Vaughan;

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.007

pmid: 23036825

Comparison of the MGIT TBc immunochromatographic assay with the Accuprobe Gen-Probe TB assay for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: results from a low-burden tuberculosis setting

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Abstract

We compared the BD MPT64 TBc Antigen assay with the Gen-Probe TB assay for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) from liquid culture vials. The BD TBc Antigen assay was more sensitive than and as specific as the Gen-Probe TB assay, making it a useful alternative for the rapid detection of MTB.

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Bacteriological Techniques, Molecular Diagnostic Techniques, Humans, Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Chromatography, Affinity

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