title: Evaluation of GenoType mycobacteria direct assay in comparison with Gen-Probe Mycobacterium tuberculosis amplified direct test and GenoType MTBDRplus for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples.
abstract: Three molecular assays were evaluated for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria in 125 respiratory and 22 nonrespiratory samples. The overall sensitivities obtained were as follows: GenoType MTBDRplus, 97.9%; GenoType Mycobacteria Direct, 93.7%; Gen-Probe Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplified Direct Test, 89.6%. The specificity of the assays used was 100%.
authors: Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. ineonakis@gmail.com
authors: Ioannis K
authors: IK
authors: Neonakis
authors: Zoe
authors: Z
authors: Gitti
authors: Stavroula
authors: S
authors: Baritaki
authors: Efi
authors: E
authors: Petinaki
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Baritaki
authors: Demetrios A
authors: DA
authors: Spandidos
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*