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Table 1 Comparison of diagnostic luciferase reporter phage assay (DLRPA) with Petroff’s culture for the detection of M. tuberculosis

From: Phage lysin to control the overgrowth of normal flora in processed sputum samples for the rapid and sensitive detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by luciferase reporter phage assay

 

Petroff’s culture

  

Positive

Negative

Total

 

Positive

63

8

71

DLRPA

Negative

7

34

41

 

Total

70

42

112

  1. Sensitivity 90%; Specificity 81%; Agreement 87%.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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