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Deggim, Vanessa; Somoskovi, Akos; Voit, Antje; Böttger, Erik C; Bloemberg, Guido V (2013). Integrating the Xpert MTB/RIF assay into a diagnostic workflow for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low-prevalence area. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(7):2396-2399.
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay is a rapid and fully automated real-time PCR assay. The performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay as a primary screening test for urgent clinical specimens was evaluated during a 2-year period. The results showed that replacing smear microscopy with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay facilitates laboratory handling and improves the sensitivity and specificity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Medical Microbiology |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > Microbiology (medical) |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Deposited On: | 19 Sep 2013 15:09 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2024 01:39 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
| ISSN: | 0095-1137 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Free access at: | Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00151-13 |
| PubMed ID: | 23616455 |
Deggim, Vanessa