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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Performance of the MGIT TBc identification test and meta-analysis of MPT64 assays for identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in liquid culture
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 49, No. 12, Year 2011
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Description
Rapid MPT64-based immunochromatographic tests (MPT64 ICTs) have been developed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in culture. We demonstrated the noninferiority of one commercial MTP64 ICT, the MGIT TBc identification (TBcID) test, to GenoType line probe assays for MTBC identification in positive MGIT cultures. Meta-analysis of MPT64 ICT performance for identification of MTBC in liquid culture confirmed similar very high sensitivities and specificities for all three commercial MPT64 assays for which sufficient data were available. Copyright © 2011, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Brent, Andrew J.
Kenya, Nairobi
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
United Kingdom, London
Wellcome Trust
Mugo, Daisy
Kenya, Nairobi
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
Musyimi, Robert
Kenya, Nairobi
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
Mutiso, Agnes
Kenya, Nairobi
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
Morpeth, Susan Claire
Kenya, Nairobi
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Levin, Michael E.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Scott, John Anthony Gerard
Kenya, Nairobi
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 47
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/JCM.05995-11
ISSN:
00951137
e-ISSN:
1098660X
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Approach
Systematic review