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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2003, p. 1783-1784, Vol. 41, No. 4
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1783-1784.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Use of Equivocal Zone in Interpretation of Results of the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

A. Kerleguer,1* J.-L. Koeck,1 M. Fabre,2 P. Gérôme,3 R. Teyssou,1 and V. Hervé2

HIA Val de GrÂce, 75005 Paris,1 HIA Percy, 92140 Clamart,2 HIA Desgenettes, 69003 Lyon, France3

Received 8 October 2002/ Returned for modification 17 November 2002/ Accepted 7 January 2003

The sensitivity and specificity of the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (AMTD) test, evaluated with 1,363 respiratory samples (128 from tuberculous patients), were 92.97 and 98.7%, respectively. When an equivocal zone (30,000 to 1,000,000 relative light units [RLU]) was used instead of a 30,000-RLU cutoff, the sensitivity and specificity of the AMTD test were 92.97 and 100%, respectively.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: HIA Val de GrÂce, 74 Blvd. Port Royal, 75005 Paris, France. Phone: 33 1 40 51 46 33. Fax: 33 1 40 51 42 98. E-mail: alexandrakerleguer{at}net-up.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2003, p. 1783-1784, Vol. 41, No. 4
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1783-1784.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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