Evaluation of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test by Using Respiratory and Nonrespiratory Specimens in a Tertiary Care Center Laboratory

The performance of the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (AMTD) test (Gen-Probe Inc., San Diego, Calif.) was assessed in a large tertiary care mycobacteriology laboratory. Both acid-fast smear-positive and smear-negative respiratory and nonrespiratory clinical specimens were analyzed. From...

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Published in:	J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors:	O'Sullivan, Cathal E., Miller, David R., Schneider, Peggy S., Roberts, Glenn D.
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2002
Subjects:	Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC130650/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11980950/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.5.1723-1727.2002
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