The Abbott RealTime MTB assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert assay show comparable performance for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens

The Abbott RealTime MTB assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert assay show comparable performance for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of the newly developed technology Abbott RealTime MTB assay (RealTime MTB assay) for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens and to compare its performance with that of the Cepheid GeneXpert assay. Methods: Sputum specimens were collect...

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Main Authors:	Sheng Fen Wang, Xi Chao Ou, Qiang Li, Hui Wen Zheng, Yu Feng Wang, Yan Lin Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Abbott RealTime MTB assay Performance Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cepheid GeneXpert assay Culture
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216300030

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