| Literature DB >> 15365028 |
Elvira Richter1, Michael Weizenegger, Anne-Marie Fahr, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes.
Abstract
A novel DNA strip assay, GenoType MTBC, was evaluated for differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species from 77 positive liquid cultures in clinical practice. Species identification (M. tuberculosis [71 strains], Mycobacterium bovis subsp. bovis [5 strains], and Mycobacterium africanum subtype I [1 strain]) results were identical to conventional results. The sensitivity was slightly higher for this test than for the AccuProbe assay.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15365028 PMCID: PMC516283 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.9.4303-4306.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948