Effectiveness of the BDProbeTec ET system for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens

Objective: The diagnostic efficacy of the BDProbeTEC ET Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex direct detection assay (DTB) performed on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens and sputum smears was compared with acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy. Method: AFB smear microscopy, DTB and cultur...

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Main Authors: Hung-Chang Hung, Chi-Ho Chan, Shih-Ming Tsao, Shiuan-Chih Chen, Tzu-Chin Wu, Min-Chi Lu, Der-Jinn Wu, Shu-Ju Huang, Yuan-Ti Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012703185

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