Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization endorses the BACTEC Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT)(tm) system as a rapid, sensitive, and specific method to diagnostic of tuberculosis. Here, we compared the performance of this system against Ogawa-Kudoh cultures and microscopy. METHODS: A total of 927 samples were obtained between December 2011 and December 2013 from 652 cases of suspected tuberculosis at the School Hospital of the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil. RESULTS: The MGIT system confirmed tuberculosis in more cases in less time. CONCLUSIONS: The MGIT system is an effective tool for early diagnosis of tuberculosis, especially in patients with HIV/AIDS.

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Title
The BACTEC MGIT(tm) 320 system as a laboratory tool to diagnose tuberculosis in a Brazilian hospital with a high prevalence of HIV infection
Author
Brum, Clarice Brinck; Daniela Fernandes Ramos; Fernanda de Souza Abilleira; Ana Bárbara Scholante Silva; Andrea von Groll; Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva
Pages
112-114
Section
Short Communications
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Jan/Feb 2016
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
00378682
e-ISSN
16789849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1797276072
Copyright
Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Jan/Feb 2016