Open AccessUse of XpertMTB/RIF for Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification
Author(s) -
Roberto Deg'Innocenti,
Tamara Brunelli,
Lorenzo Pellegrini,
Daniele Ferri,
Elisa Rovinati,
Alfredo Ruggeri,
Antonella Conti,
Patrizia Casprini
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
microbiologia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2280-6423
pISSN - 1120-0146
DOI - 10.4081/mm.2014.4706
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , stain , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , rhodamine , identification (biology) , virology , pathology , staining , biology , fluorescence , physics , optics , botany
In this study we describe the use of Xpert MTB/RIF to give a rapid answer in case of strong clinical suspicion of tuberculosis and/or positive microscopy slide, from sample or culture, for auramine-rhodamine stain.