title: Rapid and specific detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using the Smart Cycler instrument and a specific fluorogenic probe.
abstract: A procedure using the Smart Cycler instrument and a fluorescence quencher (FQ) probe for the specific identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) was used to detect organisms in 366 acid-fast bacillus smear-positive respiratory specimens. It was compared to culture and the AMPLICOR M. tuberculosis PCR test. MTB was isolated from 198 of these samples. The FQ PCR assay was sensitive (197 of 198, 99.5%) and specific (165 of 168, 98.2%); no significant difference was observed between the two PCR protocols. After DNA extraction, a final result was available within 1.5 h with the real-time PCR protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. tcleary@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roudel
authors.forename: Ofelia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Casillas
authors.forename: Nancimae
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes