Use of XpertMTB/RIF for Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification
- Roberto Deg'Innocenti Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
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Tamara Brunelli
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t.brunelli@usl4.toscana.it
Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
- Lorenzo Pellegrini Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
- Daniele ferri Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
- Elisa Rovinati Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
- Alfredo Ruggeri Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
- Antonella Conti Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
- Patrizia Casprini Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
Abstract
In this study we describe the use of Xpert MTB/RIF to give a rapid answer in case of strong clinical suspicion of tuberculosis and/or positive microscopy slide, from sample or culture, for auramine-rhodamine stain.
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Published
2014-12-11
Keywords:
PCR, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Xpert
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Deg’Innocenti, R., Brunelli, T., Pellegrini, L., ferri, D., Rovinati, E., Ruggeri, A., Conti, A., & Casprini, P. (2014). Use of XpertMTB/RIF for Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification. Microbiologia Medica, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2014.4706
Copyright (c) 2014 Roberto Deg'Innocenti, Tamara Brunelli, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Daniele ferri, Elisa Rovinati, Alfredo Ruggeri, Antonella Conti, Patrizia Casprini
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