Evaluation of the Capilia TB assay for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections in Zambia and South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMuyoyeta M.
dc.contributor.authorDe Haas P.E.W.
dc.contributor.authorMueller D.H.
dc.contributor.authorVan Helden P.D.
dc.contributor.authorMwenge L.
dc.contributor.authorSchaap A.
dc.contributor.authorKruger C.
dc.contributor.authorVan Pittius N.C.G.
dc.contributor.authorLawrence K.
dc.contributor.authorBeyers N.
dc.contributor.authorGodfrey-Faussett P.
dc.contributor.authorAyles H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:56:54Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:56:54Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe performance and cost of the Capilia TB assay were evaluated for use in a resource-limited setting. The sensitivity and specificity were 99.6% and 99.5%, respectively. The incremental costs of the Capilia test were estimated to be $1.46 and $1.84 when the test was added to liquid and solid culture processes, respectively. These findings suggest that the Capilia TB assay represents a rapid, simple, and inexpensive Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification test that can be used in resource-limited settings. Copyright © 2010, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Microbiology
dc.identifier.citation48
dc.identifier.citation10
dc.identifier.issn951137
dc.identifier.other10.1128/JCM.01688-09
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10103
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbacterium culture
dc.subjectbacterium identification
dc.subjectbioassay
dc.subjectcapilia TB assay
dc.subjectcost utility analysis
dc.subjectculture technique
dc.subjectliquid culture
dc.subjectMycobacterium
dc.subjectMycobacterium abscessus
dc.subjectMycobacterium avium
dc.subjectMycobacterium fortuitum
dc.subjectMycobacterium gordonae
dc.subjectMycobacterium interjectum
dc.subjectMycobacterium intracellulare
dc.subjectMycobacterium kansasii
dc.subjectMycobacterium malmoense
dc.subjectMycobacterium peregrinum
dc.subjectMycobacterium scrofulaceum
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosis
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectsensitivity and specificity
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjecttuberculosis
dc.subjectZambia
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosis
dc.titleEvaluation of the Capilia TB assay for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections in Zambia and South Africa
dc.typeArticle
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