Evaluation of the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB system.
- Bodmer T Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Berne, Switzerland. thbodmer@imm.unibe.ch
- Gurtner A
- Scholkmann M
- Matter L
- 1997-06-01
Published in:
- Journal of clinical microbiology. - 1997
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
English
A panel of 1,012 respiratory sediments was retrospectively tested by PCR amplification to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB system. The sensitivities and specificities of COBAS and fluorescence microscopy compared to culture were 92.6 versus 95.6% and 99.6 versus 95.3%, respectively. Inhibition occurred in 48 (4.7%) specimens.
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- English
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- DOI 10.1128/JCM.35.6.1604-1605.1997
- PMID 9163494
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- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/155933
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