Comparison of the MGIT TBc immunochromatographic assay with the Accuprobe Gen-Probe TB assay for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Results from a low-burden tuberculosis setting

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 415-416

  Roberts, Sally A ^a   Lowe, Odette ^a   Pandey, Sushil ^a   Williamson, Deborah A ^a   Newton, Sandie ^a   Vaughan, Ross ^a  

^a AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

MPT64 assay; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Rapid diagnostic test

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN MPT 64; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENE PROBE; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84869094910     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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