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ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2014

Validation of a real-time PCR assay for the molecular identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Mariana L Sales, Antônio Augusto Fonseca Júnior, Lívia Orzil, Andrea Padilha Alencar, Marcio Roberto Silva, Marina Azevedo Issa, Paulo Martins Soares Filho, Andrey Pereira Lage, Marcos Bryan Heinemann

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Article in Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mariana L SalesLaboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais Pedro LeopoldoMG Brazil Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais, Pedro Leopoldo, MG, Brazil.
Antônio Augusto Fonseca JúniorLaboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais Pedro LeopoldoMG Brazil Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais, Pedro Leopoldo, MG, Brazil.
Lívia OrzilLaboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais Pedro LeopoldoMG Brazil Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais, Pedro Leopoldo, MG, Brazil.
Andrea Padilha AlencarLaboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais Pedro LeopoldoMG Brazil Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais, Pedro Leopoldo, MG, Brazil.
Marcio Roberto SilvaEMBRAPA Gado de Leite Juiz de ForaMG Brazil EMBRAPA Gado de Leite, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
Marina Azevedo IssaLaboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais Pedro LeopoldoMG Brazil Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais, Pedro Leopoldo, MG, Brazil.
Paulo Martins Soares FilhoLaboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais Pedro LeopoldoMG Brazil Laboratório Nacional Agropecuário de Minas Gerais, Pedro Leopoldo, MG, Brazil.
Andrey Pereira LageEscola de Veterinária Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo HorizonteMG Brazil Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Marcos Bryan HeinemannEscola de Veterinária Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo HorizonteMG Brazil Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the major cause of tuberculosis in humans. This bacillus gained prominence with the occurrence of HIV, presenting itself as an important opportunistic infection associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The current study aimed to develop a real-time PCR using Eva Green technology for molecular identification of M. tuberculosis isolates. The primers were designed to Rv1510 gene. Ninety nine samples of M. tuberculosis and sixty samples of M. bovis were tested and no sample of the bovine bacillus was detected by the qPCR. Statistical tests showed no difference between the qPCR and biochemical tests used to identify the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The correlation between tests was perfect with Kappa index of 1.0 (p < 0.001, CI = 0.84 - 1.0). The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 100% (CI = 95.94% - 100%) and 100% (CI = 93.98% - 100%). This qPCR was developed with the goal of diagnosing the bacillus M. tuberculosis in samples of bacterial suspension. TB reference laboratories (health and agriculture sectors), public health programs and epidemiological studies probably may benefit from such method.

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DNA PrimersHumansMycobacterium tuberculosisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityTuberculosisDNA PrimersdiagnosisMycobacterium tuberculosisreal time PCR

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PMID25763042
PMCPMC4323311

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