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3123122

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
The Gen-Probe DNA hybridization system, rapid diagnostic assays for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAIC) complex, were evaluated. Designed to identify a primary mycobacterial isolate, the former correctly identified 91 of 92 MTB and all 27 non-MTB isolates and controls when compared with conventional identification methods for a sensitivity of 98.91% and specificity of 100%. The latter correctly identified 63 of 64 MAIC isolates and controls and 31 of 32 non-MAIC isolates and controls when compared with conventional identification methods for a sensitivity of 98.43% and a specificity of 96.87%. The one false positive noted with the MAIC probe was an MTB misidentified as an MAIC. The two false negatives noted above were subsequently shown to be contaminated. The tests are fast and easy to perform and interpret.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of Gen-Probe DNA hybridization systems for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, NY 10016.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article