Open AccessEvaluation of the Bactec MGIT 960 System in Combination with the MGIT TBc Identification Test for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Respiratory Specimens
Author(s) -
PoLiang Lu,
Yuan-Chieh Yang,
Su Chiao Huang,
Yi-Shan Jenh,
YaoCheng Lin,
Hsin-Hui Huang,
Tsung Chain Chang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00571-11
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , medicine , biology , pathology
The sensitivity and specificity of the MGIT TBc identification (TBc ID) test forMycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) detection in positive Bactec MGIT cultures were 95.2% and 99.2%, respectively. When MTC-positive results obtained from two additional molecular methods were included, the sensitivity of the MGIT TBc ID test was 85.4%, while that of culture was 95.7%.