Brazilian Journal of Microbiology | |
Sensitivity of AMPLICOR MTB on direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in smear-negative specimens from outpatients in Rio de Janeiro | |
Luciano Dos Anjos Filho2  Walter M.r. Oelemann1  Clara E.n. Barreto1  Afranio Lineu Kritski2  Leila De Souza Fonseca1  | |
[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil | |
关键词: tuberculosis; AMPLICOR MTB; smear-negative specimens; tuberculose; AMPLICOR MTB; espécimes baciloscopia negativa; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S1517-83822002000200013 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
We evaluated the performance of the AMPLICOR MTB assay for detection of M. tuberculosis in clinical specimens obtained from 98 smear-negative tuberculous patients (43 with positive and 55 with negative culture results). The sensitivity of the AMPLICOR MTB was 44.9% (44/98) and that of culture was 43.8% (43/98). No significant difference was observed between the results obtained by AMPLICOR MTB and by culture. We conclude that amplification assays could be used for testing smear-negative specimens because a rapid diagnosis will benefit those patients.
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