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ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia

Use of amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test in respiratory samples from HIV-infected patients in Brazil.

Leonardo Bruno Paz Ferreira Barreto, Maria Cristina da Silva Lourenço, Valéria Cavalcanti Rolla, Valdiléia Gonçalves Veloso, Gisele Huf

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  2. Rapid molecular test for tuberculosis: impact of its routine use at a referral hospital.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2018
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  3. Current use and acceptability of novel diagnostic tests for active tuberculosis: a worldwide survey.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia
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5 authors.

Leonardo Bruno Paz Ferreira BarretoOswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria Cristina da Silva LourençoOswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Valéria Cavalcanti RollaOswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Valdiléia Gonçalves VelosoOswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gisele HufOswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the accuracy of the amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct (AMTD) test with reference methods for the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients.

methodsThis was a study of diagnostic accuracy comparing AMTD test results with those obtained by culture on Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium and by the BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube 960 (BACTEC MGIT 960) system in respiratory samples analyzed at the Bioassay and Bacteriology Laboratory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

resultsWe analyzed respiratory samples collected from 118 patients, of whom 88 (74.4%) were male. The mean age was 36.6 ± 10.6 years. Using the AMTD test, the BACTEC MGIT 960 system, and LJ culture, we identified M. tuberculosis complex in 31.0%, 29.7%, and 27.1% of the samples, respectively. In comparison with LJ culture, the AMTD test had a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 87.5%, 89.4%, 75.7%, and 95.0%, respectively, for LJ culture, whereas, in comparison with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system, it showed values of 88.6%, 92.4%, 83.8%, and 94.8%, respectively.

conclusionsThe AMTD test showed good sensitivity and specificity in the population studied, enabling the laboratory detection of M. tuberculosis complex in paucibacillary respiratory specimens.

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Culture MediaBacteriological TechniquesBrazilFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMycobacterium tuberculosisPredictive Value of TestsSensitivity and SpecificitySputumTuberculosis, PulmonaryCulture Media

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