1.
Eur Respir J
; 49(4)2017 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28381434
2.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 13(6): 791-3, 2009 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19460258
ABSTRACT
Modifications in the FASTPlaqueTB test protocol have resulted in an increase in the analytical limits of detection. This study investigated whether the performance of a modified prototype was able to increase the detection of smear-negative, culture-positive sputum samples as compared to the first generation FASTPlaqueTB test. Modifications to the FASTPlaqueTB did result in increased detection of smear-negative samples, but this was associated with a decrease in the specificity of the test. Before the FASTPlaqueTB can be considered as a viable replacement for smear microscopy and culture for the identification of tuberculosis, further work is required to resolve the performance issues identified in this study.
Subject(s)
HIV Infections/epidemiology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methods , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology , Comorbidity , Humans , Predictive Value of Tests , South Africa/epidemiology , Sputum/microbiology
3.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 6(12): 1130-1; author reply 1131-2, 2002 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12546126