Open AccessRapid Immunochromatographic Test for the Identification and Discrimination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria
Author(s) -
Vishnu Prasad Shenoy,
Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7098.4253
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , tuberculosis , bacilli , mycobacterium tuberculosis , antigen , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , monoclonal antibody , virology , biology , medicine , antibody , bacteria , immunology , pathology , genetics
A new rapid Immunochromatographic test (ICT) kit (SDBioline TB Ag MPT64RAPID(®)) developed by Standard Diagnostics, South Korea was evaluated for rapid differentiation of M. tuberculosis from non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). It detects MPT 64 antigen in M. tuberculosis isolates using mouse monoclonal MPT 64 antibody. The kit was assessed for routine identification of the Acid Fast Bacilli(AFB) isolated in our laboratory.