The relative test performance characteristics of two commercial assays for the detection of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>complex in paraffin-fixed human biopsy specimens

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The Seeplex™ TB Detection-2 assay (Rockville, MD) is a nested endpoint PCR for the <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>complex (MTBC) targets IS<it>6110 </it>and MPB64 that utilizes dual priming oligonucleotide technology. When used to det...

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Main Authors: Broukhanski George, Lombos Ernesto, Chedore Pam, Pyskir Daria, Eshaghi AliReza, Drews Steven J, Higgins Rachel, Fisman David N, Blair Joanne, Jamieson Frances
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/3/1/37