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Gianna Mazzarelli1, Laura Rindi, Paola Piccoli, Claudio Scarparo, Carlo Garzelli, Enrico Tortoli.
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We evaluated the BDProbeTec ET system (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, Md.), a strand displacement amplification-based technique, for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 867 clinical samples. Of 294 extrapulmonary specimens, 52 had positive results by both BDProbeTec ET and culture and 209 had negative results by both methods; sensitivity and specificity were 76.5 and 95.9%, respectively. After resolution of discrepancies, the sensitivity rose to 77.8%.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12682186 PMCID: PMC153925 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1779-1782.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948