Comparison of an in-house multiplex PCR with two commercial immuno-chromatographic tests for rapid identification and differentiation of MTB from NTM isolates

Comparison of an in-house multiplex PCR with two commercial immuno-chromatographic tests for rapid identification and differentiation of MTB from NTM isolates

Background: Species specific diagnosis of mycobacterial infection is crucial because treatment of infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) differs from that of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species. The species identification used to be cumbersome and non-reproducible a decade ago...

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Main Authors: Parveen Kumar, Prit Benny, Manisha Jain, Sarman Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Multiplex-PCR
BD strip
SD bioline strip
MTB
NTM
MAC
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=50;epage=56;aulast=Kumar

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