ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2025
Comparison of the molecular FluoroType Mycobacteria VER 1.0 and the Maldi BioTyper Mycobacteria assays for the identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria.
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- Comparative evaluation of molecular technologies for the identification of prevalent non-tuberculous mycobacteria in pulmonary infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mass spectrometry and genomic analysis in the surveillance of nontuberculousJournal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- Seven decades of nontuberculous mycobacteria in Denmark: shifts in species distribution and clinical relevance.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Accurate identification of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species is crucial for the diagnosis and appropriate management of NTM infections. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of two assays, FluoroType Mycobacteria VER 1.0 and Maldi BioTyper (MBT) Mycobacteria. The two assays were evaluated using 119 NTM, including 85 slow-growing mycobacteria and 34 rapid-growing mycobacteria, representing a total of 33 species isolated in three French clinical laboratories. We used the GenoType assays as reference method for species identification, followed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing if the GenoType kits returned
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