Abstract
Requests for direct molecular diagnosis of mycobacterial disease are increasingly warranted. The Anyplex MTB/NTM assay demonstrates sensitivities, specificities, and positive and negative predictive values of 1.00, 0.96, 0.93, and 1.00 for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and 1.00, 0.97, 0.75, and 1.00 for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) detection, respectively, making it a suitable screening test for mycobacterial detection.
MeSH terms
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Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
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Pathology, Molecular / methods*
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Prospective Studies
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Retrospective Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis / microbiology