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The performance of an automated DNA amplification assay (Roche Cobas ®  Amplicor™ Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test (aPCR) was compared with an in-house single tube nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) for the direct detection of  Mycobacterium tuberculosis  in respiratory specimens. Among 385 specimens, 56 were culture positive for mycobacteria (44 positive for  Mycobacterium tuberculosis  and 12 positive for nontuberculosis mycobacteria). The diagnostic sensitivities of aPCR and nPCR were 86 % and 91 % whereas a 100 % diagnostic specificity of both assays was attained. By aPCR, inhibitors were detected in 6% of the clinical samples. For nPCR, the usage of a new thermostable DNA polymerase facilitated pre-PCR decontamination using uracil-N-glycosylase and “hot start” in single step procedure. The results of the study indicated that DNA amplification assays, either manual or automated, were rapid and specific tools for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Direct Detection of  Mycobacterium tuberculosis  in Respiratory Specimens Using an Automated DNA Amplification Assay and a Single Tube Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)