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. 2016 Jan;95(4):e2597.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002597.

A Large Cohort Study on the Clinical Value of Simultaneous Amplification and Testing for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Liping Yan  1 , Shenjie Tang, Yan Yang, Xiang Shi, Yanping Ge, Wenwen Sun, Yidian Liu, Xiaohui Hao, Xuwei Gui, Hongyun Yin, Ya He, Qing Zhang
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A Large Cohort Study on the Clinical Value of Simultaneous Amplification and Testing for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Liping Yan et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jan.

Abstract

The AmpSure simultaneous amplification and testing method for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (SAT-TB assay) was designed to diagnose rapidly pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Unfortunately, the diagnostic advantage is unclear from previous small sample studies. In the current inquiry, a large sample size was used to reevaluate the clinical accuracy of the SAT-TB assay using sputum specimens. A total of 3608 patients with suspected PTB were enrolled prospectively for diagnosis from sputum specimens using the SAT-TB assay. Of these, 2457 had a definite diagnosis of PTB confirmed by positive microbiology, or pathologic findings of TB in the lung, or clinical diagnosis of active PTB following anti-TB treatment with a favorable response. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the SAT-TB assay were 75.8%, 100%, and 80.2%, respectively. The sensitivity of SAT-TB was significantly higher than that of the sputum smear (23.8%) (X(2) = 1327.437; P = 0.000), wheresa significantly lower than that of sputum culture (89.0%) (X(2) = 148.197; P = 0.000). The specificity of SAT-TB was significantly higher than that of sputum smears (96.3%) (X(2) = 20.375, P = 0.000), whereas no significant difference was found compared with sputum cultures (99.6%) (X(2) = 2.004, P = 0.500). Positive results in the SAT-TB assay using sputum specimens indicates that active PTB is present and anti-TB treatment is strongly recommended regardless of smear and culture test results. Simultaneous amplification and testing method for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an accurate, cheap, and rapid method for PTB diagnosis.

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