Cross-priming amplification for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar;47(3):845-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01528-08. Epub 2008 Dec 30.

Abstract

Cross-priming amplification (CPA) technology for tuberculosis diagnosis from sputum specimens was evaluated. The sensitivity of CPA from smear- and liquid culture-positive specimens was 96.9%, and that from smear-negative and liquid culture-positive specimens was 87.5%. The specificity of CPA in culture-negative specimens was 98.8%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sputum / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • DNA Primers