Keywords
diagnostic
infection TB/HIV
MB/BacTTM
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Abstract
The increasing incidence of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases has made it essential for laboratories to quickly detect and identify mycobacteria. A total of 791 clinical specimens were collected from patients who were HIV positive, between March and December 2000. The MB/BacTTM system has detected 30.0% of mycobacterial isolates, while 18.8% were detected by Löwenstein-Jensen medium. The automated MB/BacTTM system was more sensitive and rapid than the traditional method for mycobacterial recovery. The MB/BacTTM system plus a DNA AccuProbe identification method could be a useful tool for the TB Control Program in rapid diagnosing TB cases among HIV positive patients.
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