| Autor: |
Trollip AP; Biotec Laboratories South Africa Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa. andre.trollip@bioteclabs.co.za, Albert H, Mole R, Marshall T, van Cutsem G, Coetzee D |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease [Int J Tuberc Lung Dis] 2009 Jun; Vol. 13 (6), pp. 791-3. |
| Abstrakt: |
Modifications in the FASTPlaqueTB test protocol have resulted in an increase in the analytical limits of detection. This study investigated whether the performance of a modified prototype was able to increase the detection of smear-negative, culture-positive sputum samples as compared to the first generation FASTPlaqueTB test. Modifications to the FASTPlaqueTB did result in increased detection of smear-negative samples, but this was associated with a decrease in the specificity of the test. Before the FASTPlaqueTB can be considered as a viable replacement for smear microscopy and culture for the identification of tuberculosis, further work is required to resolve the performance issues identified in this study. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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