Screening (TB)

Amplicor PCR Method Useful in Low Prevalence Areas

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 23rd, 1996

An evaluation of the Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening method in a low prevalence population suggests that the procedure may be useful as a rapid confirmation test for smear-positive specimens or in cases where tuberculosis is strongly suspected.

"Our study shows that Amplicor PCR (Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland) is a fast method for the detection of M. tuberculosis isolates in respiratory samples," researcher R. Cartuyvels and colleagues wrote ("Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR Test as a Screening Method in a Low-Prevalence Population," Journal of Clinical...

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