Application of the Capilia TB assay for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates.
The usefulness of a low-tech rapid test for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Capilia TB, was tested on 172 mycobacteria-positive clinical samples. The overall sensitivity and specificity were 92.4% and 100%, respectively. In three of nine false-negative isolates a mutation in the mpb64 gene could be detected.
Hillemann
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National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany. dhillemann@fz-borstel.de
Rüsch-Gerdes
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Richter
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D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity