Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum specimens using the FASTPlaqueTB test

Kiraz N., Et L., Akgun Y., Kasifoglu N., Kiremitci A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, cilt.11, sa.8, ss.904-908, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.904-908
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: FASTPlaqueTB test, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sputum, SYSTEM, ASSAY
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVES: To determine the performance of the FASTPlaqueTB test, based on bacterlophage amplification technology, by comparison with the BACTEC 460 TB culture system, the Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium culture method and Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining.