title: Comparison of amplicor and 32-kilodalton PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum specimens.
abstract: The commercial PCR test Amplicor was compared with the 32-kDa PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 76 sputum specimens from Egyptian patients. Both tests performed with rather equal efficacy (resolved sensitivity of 88.9% for both tests; specificity of 98.0% for Amplicor and 93.9% for 32-kDa PCR). PCR was found to be useful in detection of auramine fluorescent stain-positive, culture-negative specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department in Turku, National Public Health Institute, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soini
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Fiky
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Viljanen
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004534:Egypt; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial