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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

Comparison of the Genedia MTB/NTM Detection Kit and Anyplex plus MTB/NTM Detection Kit for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and nontuberculous mycobacteria in clinical specimens.

Jihoon Kim, Qute Choi, Jong Wan Kim, Seon Young Kim, Hyun Jin Kim, Yumi Park, Gye Cheol Kwon, Sun Hoe Koo

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jihoon KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6362-0555
Qute ChoiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Jong Wan KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Seon Young KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Hyun Jin KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Yumi ParkDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Gye Cheol KwonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Sun Hoe KooDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Chungnam National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReal-time (RT) PCR is a rapid and accurate method that is widely used for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB). The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance of the Genedia MTB/NTM Detection Kit and the Anyplex plus MTB/NTM Detection kit in the detection of MTB and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in clinical specimens.

methodsFrom October 2017 to February 2018, 236 respiratory specimens and 137 non-respiratory specimens, from patients with suspected tuberculosis, were examined. AFB smear, culture, and RT-PCR using the Genedia MTB/NTM Detection kit (Green Cross Medical Science Corp.) and the Anyplex plus MTB/NTM Detection kit (Seegene) were applied. PCR performance in the detection of MTB and NTM was evaluated in relation to culture results and between the two assays.

resultsCulture was positive for MTB in 30 (8.0%) of the 373 specimens and for NTM in 23 (6.2%). The sensitivity and specificity of MTB detection with the Genedia kit were 76.7% and 99.7%, respectively, whereas the Anyplex kit sensitivity and specificity for MTB detection were 86.7% and 97.5%, respectively. Both kits exhibited the same sensitivity (73.9%) for NTM detection, and the specificity was 100% and 99.4% for the Genedia and Anyplex kits, respectively.

conclusionsThe Genedia and Anyplex kits demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of MTB and NTM. Both kits have a high concordance rate and can be used more widely in clinical laboratories for the early detection of tuberculosis.

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Reagent Kits, DiagnosticBody FluidsHumansMycobacterium tuberculosisNontuberculous MycobacteriaReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReagent Kits, DiagnosticMycobacterium tuberculosis complexnon-respiratory specimennontuberculous mycobacteria speciesrespiratory specimen

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