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Performance characteristics of the new Abbott Real Time MTB assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens

Susana ZaragozaRafael BorrásSandrine PoujoisDavid NavarroVíctor Vinuesa

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AdultMale0301 basic medicineMicrobiology (medical)AdolescentConcordance030106 microbiologyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityMycobacterium tuberculosisYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineRespiratory systemChildTuberculosis PulmonaryAgedAged 80 and overbiologybusiness.industryReproducibility of ResultsMycobacterium tuberculosisGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationVirologyInfectious DiseasesMycobacterium tuberculosis complexChild PreschoolFemaleReagent Kits Diagnosticbusiness

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The performance of the Abbott Real Time MTB assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens was evaluated using a standard culture as the reference. The overall concordance between both methods was 0.95. The assay displayed an excellent sensitivity (100% for smear-positive/92.3% for smear-negative specimens) and specificity (100%).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.001