Analytical performance of the Roche LightCycler® Mycobacterium Detection Kit for the diagnosis of clinically important mycobacterial species.

<h4>Background</h4>The LightCycler® Mycobacterium Detection Kit based on real-time PCR technology for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium kansasii was recently developed. This study evaluated its analytical sensitivity, specificity and repro...

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Main Authors: Shaheed V Omar, Andreas Roth, Nazir A Ismail, Linda Erasmus, Marthie Ehlers, Marleen Kock, Nuraan Paulse, Halima M Said, Anwar A Hoosen, Udo Reischl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21961045/?tool=EBI