scholarly journals The diagnostic utility of anyplex plus™ MTB/NTM cycle threshold for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex among new and retreatment cases from a referral hospital in Limpopo Province, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
LesibanaAnthony Malinga ◽  
DisegoMmatau Mpanyane ◽  
TibelloN. C. Maguga-Phasha ◽  
Felistus Mashinya
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Diagnostic Utility ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Cycle Threshold

Diagnostic Utility of Capilia TB Assay for Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Jyoti Arora ◽  
Ritu Singhal ◽  
Manpreet Bhalla ◽  
Shakir Reza ◽  
Potharaju Visalakshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Diagnostic Utility ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex

scholarly journals Re-decontamination of liquid mycobacterial cultures: Additional Mycobacterium tuberculosis yield in the era of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Cape Town, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawood Da Costa ◽  
Pieter Nel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
First Line ◽  
Diagnostic Modality ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Culture Positive

A retrospective review of liquid mycobacterial cultures was performed at a laboratory in South Africa from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 to assess the increased yield in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex following sample re-decontamination. Only 9 of 99 (9%) re-decontaminated samples were culture positive for M. tuberculosis complex. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, concurrently performed on 7 of the 9 samples, detected M. tuberculosis complex in all but 1 sample. Re-decontamination of non-sterile samples did not increase the M. tuberculosis complex yield enough to offset the financial costs and additional labour in a laboratory that utilises the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra system as a first-line diagnostic modality.

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