| Literature DB >> 21277702 |
M Fabre1, R Vong, T Gaillard, A Merens, P Gérome, P Saint-Blancard, F Mechaï, F Janvier, F Nouridjan, C Soler.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the SD Bioline Ag MPT64 Rapid(®) for identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The method uses an immunochromatographic assay and needs 100 μl of sample taken from liquid culture or colonies suspended. The sensitivity was determined using 99 strains of M. tuberculosis complex and the specificity using 10 nontuberculous mycobacteria and 85 strains other than mycobacteria genus. The test showed excellent sensitivity (99%) and specificity (100%). This technique displays several advantages and is destined to spread in all laboratories and particularly in endemic areas.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21277702 DOI： 10.1016/j.patbio.2010.08.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathol Biol (Paris) ISSN： 0369-8114