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SUBMITTER: Nimesh M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4097723 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nimesh Manoj M Joon Deepali D Varma-Basil Mandira M Saluja Daman D
Journal of clinical microbiology 20140430 7
A rapid and sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the sdaA gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was developed using a dUTP-uracil-N-glycosylase (dUTP-UNG) strategy to prevent carryover contamination. Evaluation of the assay using clinical specimens (n = 648) showed high specificity (97.2%) and sensitivity (100%), demonstrating its potential as a diagnostic test for tuberculosis, especially in resource-limited settings. ...[more]