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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Dried culture spots for Xpert MTB/RIF external quality assessment: Results of a phase 1 pilot study in South Africa
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 49, No. 12, Year 2011
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Description
Implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF requires quality assessment. A pilot program using dried culture spots (DCSs) of inactivated Mycobacterium tuberculosis is described. Of 274 DCS results received, 2.19% generated errors; the remainder yielded 100% correct Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection. The probe A cycle threshold (CT) variability of three DCS batches was ≤3.47. The study of longer-term DCS stability is ongoing. Copyright © 2011, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Scott, Lesley Erica
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Gous, Natasha M.
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Cunningham, Brad E.
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Kana, Bavesh Davandra
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Perovic, Olga
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Erasmus, Linda Kathleen
South Africa, Johannesburg
National tb Reference Laboratory Ntbrl
Coetzee, Gerrit J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
National tb Reference Laboratory Ntbrl
Koornhof, Hendrik J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
National tb Reference Laboratory Ntbrl
Stevens, Wendy Susan
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Health Laboratory Service
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/JCM.05167-11
ISSN:
00951137
e-ISSN:
1098660X
Study Approach
Systematic review
Study Locations
South Africa