Accelerated detection and identification of mycobacteria with MGIT 960 and COBAS AMPLICOR systems

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 960-964

  Katila, Marja Leena ^a   Katila, Päivi ^a,b   Erkinjuntti Pekkanen, Riitta ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Wallac Danmark A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034088135     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.960-964.2000     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Anonymous. American Thoracic Society Workshop. 1997. Rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis. What is the appropriate use? Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 155:1804-1814.
2. Bruce, A. H., A. Ebrahimzadeh, L. B. Elliott, M. A. Morgan, S. M. Novak, S. Rüsch-Gerdes, M. Acio, D. F. Dunbar, T. M. Holmes, C. H. Rexer, C. Savthyakumar, and A. M. Vannier. 1999. Multicenter evaluation of the Bactec MGIT 960 system for recovery of mycobacteria. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37:748-752.
3. Brunello, F., F. Favari, and R. Fontana. 1999. Comparison of the MB/BacT and Bactec 460 TB systems for recovery of mycobacteria from various clinical specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37:1206-1209.
4. Della-Latta, P., and I. Weitzman. 1998. Mycobacteriology, p. 179-181. In H. D. Isenberg (ed.), Essential procedures for clinical microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C.
5. Katila, M. L., and R. A. Mäntyjärvi. 1982. Acridine orange staining of smears for demonstration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. 1:351-353.
6. Katila, M. L., J. Mattila, and E. Brander. 1989. Enhancement of growth of Mycobacterium malmoense by acidic pH and pyruvate. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 8:988-1000.
7. Katila, M. L., and J. Mattila. 1991. Enhanced isolation of MOTT on egg media of low pH. APMIS 99:803-807.
8. Koukila-Kähkolä, P., B. Springer, E. C. Böttger, L. Paulin, E. Jantzen, and M. L. Katila. 1995. Mycobacterium branderi sp. nov., a new potential human pathogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:549-553.
9. Mattila, J. O., M. L. Katila, and M. Vornanen. 1996. Slowly growing mycobacteria and chronic skin disorders. Clin. Infect. Dis. 23:1043-1048.
10. Ninet, B., P. Rohner, C. Metral, and R. Auckenthaler. 1999. Assessment of use of the COBAS AMPLICOR system with BACTEC 12B cultures for rapid detection of frequently identified mycobacteria. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 782-784.
11. Pfyffer, G. E., H. M. Welscher, P. Kissling, C. Cieslak, M. J. Casal, J. Gutierrez, and S. Rüsch-Gerdes. 1997. Comparison of the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) with radiometric and solid culture for recovery of acid-fast bacilli. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35:364-368.
12. Rüsch-Gerdes, S., C. Dohehl, G. Nardi, M. R. Gismondo, H. M. Welscher, and G. E. Pfyffer. 1999. Multicenter evaluation of the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the first-line drugs. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37:45-48.
13. Stauffer, S., H. Haber, A. Rieger, R. Mutschlechner, P. Hasenberger, V. J. Tevere, and K. K. Y. Young. 1998. Genus level identification of mycobacteria from clinical specimens by using an easy-to-handle Mycobacterium-specific PCR assay. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36:614-617.
14. Tenover, F. C., J. T. Crawford, R. A. Huebner, L. J. Geiter, C. R. Horsburgh, Jr., and R. C. Good. 1993. The resurgence of tuberculosis: is your laboratory ready? J. Clin. Microbiol. 31:767-770.
15. Torkko, P., M. Suutari, S. Suomalainen, L. Paulin, L. Larsson, and M. L. Katila. 1998. Separation among species of Mycobacterium terrae complex by lipid analyses: comparative analysis with biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36:499-505.
16. Tortoli, E., P. Cichero, M. G. Chirilli, M. R. Gismondo, L. Bono, G. Gesu, M. T. Simonetti, G. Volpe, G. Nardi, and P. Marone. 1998. Multicenter comparison of ESP Culture System II with BACTEC 460TB and with Löwenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from different clinical specimens, including blood. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36:1378-1381.
17. Woods, G. L., G. Fish, M. Plaunt, and T. Murphy. 1997. Clinical evaluation of Difco ESP Culture System II for growth and detection of mycobacteria. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35:121-124.