ReviewEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology1994
The new diagnostic mycobacteriology laboratory.
Review in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 1994. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of recoveries of mycobacterium tuberculosis using the automated BACTEC MGIT 960 system, the BACTEC 460 TB system, and Löwenstein-Jensen medium.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2000Trial
- Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and the MB/BacT systems for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens and for species identification by DNA AccuProbe.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2000Trial
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- Review of Methods Used for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Captive and Free-Ranging Non-Bovid Species (2012-2020).Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Mycobacteria.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2018Review
- Rapid identification of mycobacteria from positive MGIT broths of primary cultures by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.PloS one · 2018Article
- Rapid Sputum Multiplex Detection of the M. tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) and Resistance Mutations for Eight Antibiotics by Nucleotide MALDI-TOF MS.Scientific reports · 2017Article
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- Management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in the elderly.European journal of internal medicine · 2014Review
- Clinical and laboratory aspects of the diagnosis and management of cutaneous and subcutaneous infections caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2013Review
- Classic and new diagnostic approaches to childhood tuberculosis.Journal of tropical medicine · 2012Article
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- Potential application of new diagnostic methods for controlling bovine tuberculosis in Brazil.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2010Article
- Allelic exchange and mutant selection demonstrate that common clinical embCAB gene mutations only modestly increase resistance to ethambutol in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2010Article
- Feasibility of the GenoType MTBDRsl assay for fluoroquinolone, amikacin-capreomycin, and ethambutol resistance testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and clinical specimens.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2009Article
- Evaluation of the invader assay with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system for prompt isolation and identification of mycobacterial species from clinical specimens.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2007Article
- Development and evaluation of a line probe assay for rapid identification of pncA mutations in pyrazinamide-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2007Article
- Optimisation of acid fast smears for the direct detection of mycobacteria in clinical samples.Journal of clinical pathology · 2003Article
- Use of molecular methods to identify the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and other mycobacterial species and to detect rifampin resistance in MTBC isolates following growth detection with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2003Article
- Four-year experience of use of the Cobas Amplicor system for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens in Greece.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2003Article
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Abstract
Recent surveys in the USA show that many mycobacteriology laboratories continue to use less-than-optimum culture and susceptibility testing methods. This seems to be true for European countries as well. The past few years have brought significant changes to the clinical tuberculosis laboratory. High-performance liquid chromatography and direct detection of acid-fast bacilli in clinical specimens aim at the same goal: increased sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic approach and reduction of turnaround time. This review outlines a brief comparison between contemporary traditional methods and the latest developments in the direct detection of acid-fast bacilli. If patient care and public health are always considered paramount, regardless of admission time, hospital type, etc., the current concept of services has several shortcomings. One way to manage this situation is to sort and allocate specimens according to a system of priorities. There is a growing realization that no single method by itself is the best. To streamline the best choice for laboratory diagnosis, an additional dynamic acid-fast network is presented: 'Point-of-Care,' 'Fast Track,' and 'Specialty' laboratories. The physician interacts with all three types of laboratories, so ongoing communication between the physician and the laboratory is essential. Laboratorians must work together in the formation of this dynamic acid-fast network to improve service rendered for our patients.
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