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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026

Comparative evaluation of three commercial real-time PCR kits for direct detection of

Ángel Sebastián Rodríguez-Pazmiño, Elsy Carvajal, Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez, Greta Franco-Sotomayor, Greta Cardenas-Franco, Sandra Uruchima, Solon Alberto Orlando, Miguel Angel Garcia Bereguiain

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Ángel Sebastián Rodríguez-PazmiñoOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
Elsy CarvajalOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
Bernardo Castro-RodriguezOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
Greta Franco-SotomayorInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública e Investigación, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Greta Cardenas-FrancoOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.
Sandra UruchimaInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública e Investigación, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Solon Alberto OrlandoInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública e Investigación, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Miguel Angel Garcia BereguiainOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-0025-3609

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accurate and timely detection of IMPORTANCE: In this study, we have carried out an extensive validation of the three commercial qPCR kits available in Ecuador for the diagnosis of

Indexed as

Mycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousMycobacterium tuberculosisNontuberculous MycobacteriaReagent Kits, DiagnosticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTuberculosisBacilloscopyFemaleHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesSensitivity and SpecificityTuberculosis, ExtrapulmonaryReagent Kits, Diagnosticcommercial PCR real-timemolecular diagnosticMycobacterium tuberculosis complexnon-tuberculous mycobacteriatuberculosis

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PMID42148572
PMCPMC13340023

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