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Comparative Study
. 1997 Jun;35(6):1604-5.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1604-1605.1997.

Evaluation of the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB system

T Bodmer  1 , A Gurtner, M Scholkmann, L Matter
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB system

T Bodmer et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Jun.

Abstract

A panel of 1,012 respiratory sediments was retrospectively tested by PCR amplification to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB system. The sensitivities and specificities of COBAS and fluorescence microscopy compared to culture were 92.6 versus 95.6% and 99.6 versus 95.3%, respectively. Inhibition occurred in 48 (4.7%) specimens.

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