The detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a new commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay (Xpert (TM) MTB/RIF) was evaluated on 91 respiratory and 89 non-respiratory samples recovered from 132 patients suspected of tuberculosis (TB). Overall, 31 (17.2%) of the 180 samples, including 17 respiratory and 14 non-respiratory (respectively 17 and 12 PCR-positive), yielded M. tuberculosis on culture. The sensitivity and specificity of PCR were respectively 100% and 100%, and 85.7% and 97.3% for respiratory and non-respiratory samples. Although the test is validated only for respiratory samples, our findings suggest that it could be useful for the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary TB.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Chen, J. H. K.
She, K. K. K.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
She, K. K. K.
Kwong, T. -C.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Kwong, T. -C.
Wong, O. -Y.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Wong, O. -Y.
Siu, G. K. H.
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Hlth Technol & Informat, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Siu, G. K. H.
Leung, C. -C.
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Ctr Hlth Protect, TB & Chest Serv, Dept Hlth, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Leung, C. -C.
Chang, K. -C.
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Ctr Hlth Protect, TB & Chest Serv, Dept Hlth, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Chang, K. -C.
Tam, C. -M.
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Ctr Hlth Protect, TB & Chest Serv, Dept Hlth, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Tam, C. -M.
Ho, P. -L.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Univ Hong Kong, Carol Yu Ctr Infect, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Ho, P. -L.
Cheng, V. C. C.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Univ Hong Kong, Carol Yu Ctr Infect, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaUniv Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Cheng, V. C. C.
Yuen, K. -Y.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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Yuen, K. -Y.
Yam, W. -C.
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Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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Colorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USAColorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USA
Magnuson, Roberta J.
Linke, Lyndsey M.
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Colorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USAColorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USA
Linke, Lyndsey M.
Isaza, Ramiro
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Univ Florida, Coll Vet Med, Dept Small Anim Clin Sci, POB 100126,2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610 USAColorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USA
Isaza, Ramiro
Salman, Mo D.
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Colorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USAColorado State Univ, Anim Populat Hlth Inst, Dept Clin Sci, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, 300 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80525 USA