Comparison of the Xpert MTB/RIF and cobas TaqMan MTB assays for detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3225-3227

  Park, Kyung Sun ^a   Kim, Ji Youn ^b   Lee, Jung Wha ^b   Hwang, Yu Yean ^a   Jeon, Kyeongman ^a   Koh, Won Jung ^a   Ki, Chang Seok ^a   Lee, Nam Yong ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COBAS TAQMAN MTB ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; STAINING; XPERT MTB RIF ASSAY;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84884811495     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01335-13     Document Type: Article

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