| Literature DB >> 14616736 |
K A K Angeby1, J Werngren, J C Toro, G Hedström, B Petrini, S E Hoffner.
Abstract
We evaluated the BacT/ALERT 3D system for recovery and drug susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Of 2659 clinical specimens, MTB was detected in 92 using BacT/ALERT, compared to 94 using Löwenstein-Jensen culture. Detection time was 25% shorter with BacT/ALERT. Sensitivities were 92%, 96%, 78% and 100% for resistance to rifampicin, isoniazid, streptomycin and ethambutol, respectively, while specificity was 100% for all antibiotics, when BacT/ALERT was compared with the BACTEC 460 method on 50 MTB isolates. The BacT/ALERT system is fully automated and creates no radioactive waste. It seems to be a valid alternative for primary isolation, but further evaluation is needed regarding DST.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14616736 DOI： 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00783.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect ISSN： 1198-743X Impact factor: 8.067