Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples from patients in Norway by ligase chain reaction.

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 3248-3253 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Lindbråthen ◽  
P Gaustad ◽  
B Hovig ◽  
T Tønjum
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Ligase Chain Reaction

scholarly journals Evaluation of Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Respiratory Specimens

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1932-1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. X. Wang ◽  
L. Tay
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Smear Microscopy ◽  
Direct Test ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Respiratory Specimens

Two hundred thirty respiratory specimens from 230 patients were analyzed by using COBAS AMPLICOR PCR, Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test, and ligase chain reaction methods. Results were compared with those of smear microscopy and radiometric culture (Bactec) methods. No significant differences were observed among the results of the three methods, which are acceptable for direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens.

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