Performance assessment of the DR. TBDR/NTM IVD kit for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, including rifampin-resistant isolates, and nontuberculous Mycobacteria

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Oct;50(10):3398-401. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01862-12. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Abstract

We evaluated the performance of the DR. TBDR/NTM IVD kit, which was designed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis, rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis, and nontuberculous mycobacteria, for detecting 110 positive and 50 negative cultures in Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tubes. The accuracy rate of this kit for identification of Mycobacterium species was 95.5% (105/110).

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Rifampin / pharmacology*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Rifampin