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BACKGROUND: NBS LabChip G2-3 is a novel, ultrafast, chip-type portable real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of this system in detecting pulmonary TB and assessed its diagnostic performance compared witha conventional tube-type PCR system. METHODS: A total of 247 sputum samples were collected from patients suspected of having pulmonary TB. After the decontamination process, these samples were examined by fluorescence staining for acid-fast bacilli, cultures with both solid and liquid media, and real-time PCR with the NBS LabChip and a conventional tube-type system. The diagnostic accuracy of the NBS LabChip system and the agreement between the two assays were evaluated. RESULTS: Considering mycobacterial culture results as a gold standard, the overall sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 83.8% (95% CI, 73.8%-91.1%) and 94.0% (95% CI, 89.3%-97.1%), respectively. For the detection of TB from the smear-positive samples, the sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 96.0% (95% CI, 86.3%-99.5%) and 83.3% (95% CI, 72.3%-95.7%), respectively. For the smear-negative samples, the sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 63.3% (95% CI, 43.9%-80.1%) and 95.0% (95% CI, 90.4%-97.8%), respectively. There were no significant differences in the sensitivity and specificity between the NBS LabChip and a conventional tube-type system, although the NBS LabChip shortened the PCR time (27 min for 45 cycles). CONCLUSIONS: The NBS LabChip G2-3 system has potential as an ultrafast, cost-effective diagnostic tool for pulmonary TB with high sensitivity and specificity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1319-1326 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chest |
| Volume | 146 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Jan 1 |
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- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a novel ultrafast chip-type real-time polymerase chain reaction system. / Lee, Seung Hyeun; Kim, Sung Woo; Lee, Sehyun; Kim, EunSub; Kim, Duck Joong; Park, Sohyun; Lee, Eun Joo; Lee, Sang Yeub; Lee, Ji Sung; Lim, Chae Seung; Kim, Won-Ki; In, Kwang Ho.
In: Chest, Vol. 146, No. 5, 01.01.2014, p. 1319-1326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a novel ultrafast chip-type real-time polymerase chain reaction system
AU - Lee, Seung Hyeun
AU - Kim, Sung Woo
AU - Lee, Sehyun
AU - Kim, EunSub
AU - Kim, Duck Joong
AU - Park, Sohyun
AU - Lee, Eun Joo
AU - Lee, Sang Yeub
AU - Lee, Ji Sung
AU - Lim, Chae Seung
AU - Kim, Won-Ki
AU - In, Kwang Ho
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: NBS LabChip G2-3 is a novel, ultrafast, chip-type portable real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of this system in detecting pulmonary TB and assessed its diagnostic performance compared witha conventional tube-type PCR system. METHODS: A total of 247 sputum samples were collected from patients suspected of having pulmonary TB. After the decontamination process, these samples were examined by fluorescence staining for acid-fast bacilli, cultures with both solid and liquid media, and real-time PCR with the NBS LabChip and a conventional tube-type system. The diagnostic accuracy of the NBS LabChip system and the agreement between the two assays were evaluated. RESULTS: Considering mycobacterial culture results as a gold standard, the overall sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 83.8% (95% CI, 73.8%-91.1%) and 94.0% (95% CI, 89.3%-97.1%), respectively. For the detection of TB from the smear-positive samples, the sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 96.0% (95% CI, 86.3%-99.5%) and 83.3% (95% CI, 72.3%-95.7%), respectively. For the smear-negative samples, the sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 63.3% (95% CI, 43.9%-80.1%) and 95.0% (95% CI, 90.4%-97.8%), respectively. There were no significant differences in the sensitivity and specificity between the NBS LabChip and a conventional tube-type system, although the NBS LabChip shortened the PCR time (27 min for 45 cycles). CONCLUSIONS: The NBS LabChip G2-3 system has potential as an ultrafast, cost-effective diagnostic tool for pulmonary TB with high sensitivity and specificity.
AB - BACKGROUND: NBS LabChip G2-3 is a novel, ultrafast, chip-type portable real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of this system in detecting pulmonary TB and assessed its diagnostic performance compared witha conventional tube-type PCR system. METHODS: A total of 247 sputum samples were collected from patients suspected of having pulmonary TB. After the decontamination process, these samples were examined by fluorescence staining for acid-fast bacilli, cultures with both solid and liquid media, and real-time PCR with the NBS LabChip and a conventional tube-type system. The diagnostic accuracy of the NBS LabChip system and the agreement between the two assays were evaluated. RESULTS: Considering mycobacterial culture results as a gold standard, the overall sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 83.8% (95% CI, 73.8%-91.1%) and 94.0% (95% CI, 89.3%-97.1%), respectively. For the detection of TB from the smear-positive samples, the sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 96.0% (95% CI, 86.3%-99.5%) and 83.3% (95% CI, 72.3%-95.7%), respectively. For the smear-negative samples, the sensitivity and specificity of the NBS LabChip was 63.3% (95% CI, 43.9%-80.1%) and 95.0% (95% CI, 90.4%-97.8%), respectively. There were no significant differences in the sensitivity and specificity between the NBS LabChip and a conventional tube-type system, although the NBS LabChip shortened the PCR time (27 min for 45 cycles). CONCLUSIONS: The NBS LabChip G2-3 system has potential as an ultrafast, cost-effective diagnostic tool for pulmonary TB with high sensitivity and specificity.
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U2 - 10.1378/chest.14-0626
DO - 10.1378/chest.14-0626
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VL - 146
SP - 1319
EP - 1326
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
SN - 0012-3692
IS - 5
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