title: Direct comparison of the genotype MTBC and genomic deletion assays in terms of ability to distinguish between members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical isolates and in clinical specimens.
abstract: The automated GenoType MTBC assay was evaluated for the ability to detect and identify members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. In addition to 35 reference strains and 157 clinical isolates, performance of this assay was tested directly on 79 smear-positive clinical specimens. The assay proved as accurate as the reference deletion analysis for all 192 isolates and detected and identified M. tuberculosis complex members in 93.2% of the specimens containing the M. tuberculosis complex.
authors: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA.
authors: Akos
authors: A
authors: Somoskovi
authors: Jillian
authors: J
authors: Dormandy
authors: Jeremy
authors: J
authors: Rivenburg
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Pedrosa
authors: Melinda
authors: M
authors: McBride
authors: Max
authors: M
authors: Salfinger
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers