Table 4 Costs comparison between Real time PCR assay and liquid culture
Items | Liquid culture | Mycobacterium detection assay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity (Box) | US cost ($) | Quantity | US cost ($) | |
Bactec 960 MGIT culture media | 3 | 1,458 | ||
Bactec 960 MGIT supplement | 2 | 232 | ||
ZN carbolfuschin stain (BD) | 1 | 79 | ||
ZN Decolorizer stain (BD) | 1 | 60 | ||
Methylene Blue stain (BD) | 1 | 70 | ||
Capilia TB Neo | 1 | 1,200 | ||
Genotype mycobacterium CM kit | 1 | 1,800 | ||
Light cycler Mycobacterium detection kit | 1 | 2,500 | ||
PCR plates | 3 | 450 | ||
Total | 4,829 | 2,950 | ||
US Unit cost ($) (241 samples) | 20.0 | 12.2 | ||