Clinical Evaluation of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis

Autor: Kerleguer, A., Fabre, M., Bernatas, J. J., Gerome, P., Nicand, E., Herve, V., Koeck, J. L.
Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Microbiology; December 2004, Vol. 42 Issue: 12 p5921-5922, 2p
Abstrakt: ABSTRACTThis prospective study evaluated the performance of the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test (MTD) for the diagnosis of lymph node tuberculosis in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti. Of 197 specimens sampled from 153 patients, 123 were from 95 tuberculous patients. The sensitivity and specificity of MTD were 93 and 100%, respectively. The sensitivity of culture was 89%.
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