Performance of nucleic acid amplification following extraction of 5 milliliters of whole blood for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia.

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Crump, John A

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Tuohy, Marion J

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Morrissey, Anne B

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Ramadhani, Habib O

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Njau, Boniface N

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Maro, Venance P

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Reller, L Barth

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Procop, Gary W

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United States

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2017-03-02T19:21:12Z

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2017-03-02T19:21:12Z

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2012-01

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To investigate the performance of a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia, 5-ml aliquots of blood were inoculated into bioMérieux mycobacterial (MB) bottles and incubated, and 5-ml aliquots of blood were extracted and tested by real-time PCR. Of 25 samples from patients with M. tuberculosis bacteremia, 9 (36.0%) were positive and 1 (1.5%) of 66 control samples was positive by NAAT. The NAAT shows promise, but modifications should focus on improving sensitivity.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22031703

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JCM.05963-11

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1098-660X

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13790

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eng

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American Society for Microbiology

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J Clin Microbiol

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10.1128/JCM.05963-11

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Adolescent

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Adult

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Aged

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Aged, 80 and over

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Bacteremia

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Bacteriological Techniques

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Blood

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Humans

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Middle Aged

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Sensitivity and Specificity

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Specimen Handling

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Tuberculosis

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Young Adult

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Performance of nucleic acid amplification following extraction of 5 milliliters of whole blood for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia.

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Journal article

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Crump, John A|0000-0002-4529-102X

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22031703

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138

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141

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1

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Clinical Science Departments

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Duke

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Medicine

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Medicine, Infectious Diseases

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Pathology

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School of Medicine

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Published

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50

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