| Literature DB >> 19052177 |
Mi Young Park1, Young Jin Kim, Sang Hyun Hwang, Hyoung Hoi Kim, Eun Yup Lee, Seok Hoon Jeong, Chulhun L Chang.
Abstract
We evaluated a new immunochromatographic assay (ICA) using mouse monoclonal anti-MPT64 antibody for rapid discrimination between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria in clinical isolates. A study with mycobacteria and other organisms showed excellent sensitivity (approximately equal 99%) and specificity (100%) and an appropriate detection limit (10(5) CFU/ml) when tested with M. tuberculosis H37Rv. This ICA can simplify the identification of M. tuberculosis in clinical laboratories.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19052177 PMCID: PMC2643687 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01253-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948