Usefulness of Real-time PCR to Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria.
10.4046/trd.2010.69.4.250
- Author:
Eun Young YUN
1
;
Su Hee CHO
;
Se Il GO
;
Jong Ha BAEK
;
You Eun KIM
;
Jeong Eun MA
;
Gi Dong LEE
;
Yu Ji CHO
;
Yi Yeong JEONG
;
Ho Cheol KIM
;
Jong Deok LEE
;
Sun Joo KIM
;
Young Sil HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. hochkim@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
Mycobacteria, Atypical;
Polymerase Chain Reaction, Real-Time
- MeSH:
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Sputum
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2010;69(4):250-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate recently developed real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay kit to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in respiratory specimens. METHODS: We assessed the positive rate of the real-time PCR assay to detect MTB and NTM in 87 culture-positive specimens (37 sputum, 50 bronchial washing), which were performed real-time PCR by using Real-Q(TM) MTB&NTM Kit from January 2009 to June 2009, at Gyeongsang University Hospital. To compare the efficacy with the TB-PCR assay, we evaluated 63 culture-positive specimens (19 sputum, 44 bronchial washing) for MTB or NTM, which were performed TB-PCR by using ABSOLUTE(TM) MTB II PCR Kit from March 2008 to August 2008. RESULTS: Among 87 specimens tested using real-time PCR, MTB and NTM were cultured in 58 and 29, respectively. The positive rate of real-time PCR assay to detect MTB was 71% (22/31) and 92.6% (25/27) in AFB stain-negative and stain-positive specimens. For NTM, the positive rate of real-time PCR was 11.1% (2/18) and 72.7% (8/11) in AFB stain-negative and stain-positive specimens. Among 63 specimens performed using TB-PCR, MTB and NTM were cultured in 46 and 17, respectively. The positive rate of TB-PCR was 61.7% (21/34) and 100% (12/12) in AFB stain-negative and stain-positive specimens. TB-PCR was negative in all NTM-cultured 17 specimens. CONCLUSION: TB/NTM real-time PCR assay is useful to differentiate MTB and NTM in AFB stain-positive respiratory specimens and it is as effective in detecting MTB with TB-PCR.
