| dc.contributor |
Biotec Laboratories South Africa Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa. andre.trollip@bioteclabs.co.za |
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| dc.creator |
Trollip, A P |
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| dc.creator |
Albert, H |
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| dc.creator |
Mole, R |
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| dc.creator |
Marshall, T |
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| dc.creator |
van Cutsem, G |
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| dc.creator |
Coetzee, D |
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| dc.date |
2009-06 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2017-01-31T07:14:45Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2017-01-31T07:14:45Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Performance of FASTPlaqueTB and a modified protocol in a high HIV prevalence community in South Africa. 2009, 13 (6):791-3 Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. |
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| dc.identifier |
1027-3719 |
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| dc.identifier |
19460258 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/75176 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://fieldresearch.msf.org/msf/handle/10144/75176 |
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| dc.identifier |
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10144/75176 |
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| dc.description |
Modifications in the FASTPlaqueTB test protocol have resulted in an increase in the analytical limits of detection. This study investigated whether the performance of a modified prototype was able to increase the detection of smear-negative, culture-positive sputum samples as compared to the first generation FASTPlaqueTB test. Modifications to the FASTPlaqueTB did result in increased detection of smear-negative samples, but this was associated with a decrease in the specificity of the test. Before the FASTPlaqueTB can be considered as a viable replacement for smear microscopy and culture for the identification of tuberculosis, further work is required to resolve the performance issues identified in this study. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.rights |
Archived with thanks to The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
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| dc.title |
Performance of FASTPlaqueTB and a modified protocol in a high HIV prevalence community in South Africa. |
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