Use of the gen-probe amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for early detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BACTEC 12B medium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1993-1995

  Desmond, E P ^a   Loretz, K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035021507     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.5.1993-1995.2001     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Enhanced amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in positive BACTEC 12B broth cultures of respiratory specimens
2. Improved performance of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test when 500 instead of 50 microliters of decontaminated sediment is used
3. Use of polymerase chain reaction for early identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in positive cultures
4. Substances interfering with direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens by PCR: Effects of bovine serum albumin
5. Comparative evaluation of initial and new versions of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens
6. Assessment of use of COBAS AMPLICOR System with BACTEC 12B cultures for rapid detection of frequently identified mycobacteria