| Literature DB >> 21191053 |
Raquel Moure1, Laura Muñoz, Miriam Torres, Miguel Santin, Rogelio Martín, Fernando Alcaide.
Abstract
Sixty-four of 85 (75.3%) smear-negative respiratory (n = 78) and nonrespiratory (n = 7) samples with positive cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) were detected by the GeneXpert system using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (GX). In addition, GX found rpoB mutations in all six of the rifampin-resistant strains detected. The test was negative in 20 culture-negative and 20 nontuberculous culture-positive samples (100% specificity). GX offers high potential for the diagnosis of tuberculosis due to its capacity for direct detection of MTC, its rapidity, and its simplicity.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21191053 PMCID: PMC3067676 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01831-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948