Low sensitivity of the MPT64 identification test to detect lineage 5 of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000846
Abstract: Purpose. Differentiation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBc) from non‐tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is important for tuberculosis diagnosis and is a prerequisite for reliable phenotypic drug‐resistance testing. We evaluated the performance of the rapid MPT64 antigen… read more here.
Keywords: mpt64; sensitivity; mpt64 test; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis using the MPT64 antigen detection test in a high-income low tuberculosis prevalence setting
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-4852-z
Abstract: Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) poses diagnostic challenges due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease. The immunochemistry-based MPT64 antigen detection test (MPT64 test) has shown promising results for diagnosing EPTB in previous studies performed in… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; pathology; mpt64 test; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
MPT64 antigen detection test improves routine diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting: A study from the tertiary care hospital in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196723
Abstract: Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a diagnostic challenge. An immunochemistry-based MPT64 antigen detection test (MPT64 test) has reported higher sensitivity in the diagnosis of EPTB compared with conventional methods. The objective of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: resource setting; mpt64 test; tuberculosis; test ... See more keywords