Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

The most recent articles from: Tuber. Lung Dis. January 2000

Tuber. Lung Dis. · Jan 2000

Comparative Study

TB PCR in the early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: evaluation of the Roche semi-automated COBAS Amplicor MTB test with reference to the manual Amplicor MTB PCR test. .

Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, Republic of South Africa. ⋯ The COBAS AMPLICOR(TM)TB PCR test is a rapid and highly specific diagnostic test for TBM. However, there was a non-significant trend favouring slightly greater sensitivity using the manual AMPLICOR(TM)TB PCR test.

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