title: Evaluation of the mycobacteria growth indicator tube compared to Septi-Chek AFB for the detection of mycobacteria.
abstract: The Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and the AFB Septi-Check (SC) systems were compared for the ability to detect myobacterial isolates, time to detection, and rate of bacterial contamination. Fifty-eight mycobacterial culture positive specimens were studied. MGIT and SC were both positive in 30 of the 58 specimens (52%); SC alone was positive in 22 (38%), and MGIT alone was positive in 6 (10%) of the 58 specimens. Among the 30 isolates identified in both systems, there were 7 Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 14 M. avium, 6 M. fortuitum-chelonae complex, and 3 other mycobacterial species. MGIT detected Mycobacterium tuberculosis faster; SC detected M. avium complex faster and more often; and M. fortuitum-chelonae isolates were detected at the same rate. MGIT showed more contamination (12.6%) than did the SC (7.8%). MGIT is comparable to SC for the detection of MTB, but MAC isolates were detected more often and faster in the SC system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemes
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Poppiti
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media