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Article: Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens using an automated DNA amplification assay and a single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

TitleDirect detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens using an automated DNA amplification assay and a single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Authors
KeywordsMycobacterium tuberculosis
PCR
Thermostable DNA polymerase
Issue Date1998
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.de/journals/cclm
Citation
Clinical Chemistry And Laboratory Medicine, 1998, v. 36 n. 8, p. 597-599 How to Cite?
AbstractThe performance of an automated DNA amplification assay (Roche Cobas® Amplicor(TM) Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test (aPCR) was compared with an in-house single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens. Among 385 specimens, 56 were culture positive for mycobacteria (44 positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 12 positive for non-tuberculosis mycobacteria). The diagnostic sensitivities of aPCR and nPCR were 86% and 91% whereas a 100% diagnostic specificity of both assays was attained. By aPCR, inhibitors were detected in 6% of the clinical samples. For nPCR, the usage of a new thermostable DNA polymerase facilitated pre-PCR decontamination using uracil-N-glycosylase and 'hot start' in single step procedure. The results of the study indicated that DNA amplification assays, either manual or automated, were rapid and specific tools for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79129
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.081
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dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSeto, WHen_HK
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dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationClinical Chemistry And Laboratory Medicine, 1998, v. 36 n. 8, p. 597-599en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe performance of an automated DNA amplification assay (Roche Cobas® Amplicor(TM) Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test (aPCR) was compared with an in-house single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens. Among 385 specimens, 56 were culture positive for mycobacteria (44 positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 12 positive for non-tuberculosis mycobacteria). The diagnostic sensitivities of aPCR and nPCR were 86% and 91% whereas a 100% diagnostic specificity of both assays was attained. By aPCR, inhibitors were detected in 6% of the clinical samples. For nPCR, the usage of a new thermostable DNA polymerase facilitated pre-PCR decontamination using uracil-N-glycosylase and 'hot start' in single step procedure. The results of the study indicated that DNA amplification assays, either manual or automated, were rapid and specific tools for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.de/journals/cclmen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicineen_HK
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosis-
dc.subjectPCR-
dc.subjectThermostable DNA polymerase-
dc.subject.meshBase Sequenceen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA Primersen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshPolymerase Chain Reaction - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_HK
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis - diagnosis - microbiologyen_HK
dc.titleDirect detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens using an automated DNA amplification assay and a single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)en_HK
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