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

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

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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
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bronchoalveolar lavage
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
acid-fast bacilli staining
molecular diagnosis
BDProbeTEC ET system
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