Evaluation of a commercial rRNA target amplification assay for detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 827-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ehlers ◽  
M. Pirmann ◽  
W. Zaki ◽  
H. Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Ofmycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Amplification Assay ◽  
Detection Ofmycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Respiratory Specimens

Evaluation of two commercial amplification assays for detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

Infection ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manca Žolnir-Dovč ◽  
Alenka Rus ◽  
M. Poljak ◽  
Katja Seme ◽  
Tatjana Avšič-Županc
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Ofmycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Detection Ofmycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Respiratory Specimens

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Cobas TaqMan MTB Test for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex According to Acid-Fast-Bacillus Smear Grades in Respiratory Specimens

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 696-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Jae Huh ◽  
Won-Jung Koh ◽  
Dong Joon Song ◽  
Chang-Seok Ki ◽  
Nam Yong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Acid Fast Bacillus ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Cobas Taqman ◽  
Acid Fast Bacilli ◽  
Roche Diagnostics ◽  
Acid Fast Bacillus Smear ◽  
Respiratory Specimens

We evaluated the performance of the Cobas TaqMan MTB test (Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland), stratified by acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear grades. The sensitivity of this test in smear-positive specimens was >95% in all grades, while that in trace and negative specimens was 85.3% and 34.4%, respectively.

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