Zambia AIDS Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART), University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Oct;48(10):3773-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01688-09. Epub 2010 Aug 4.
The performance and cost of the Capilia TB assay were evaluated for use in a resource-limited setting. The sensitivity and specificity were 99.6% and 99.5%, respectively. The incremental costs of the Capilia test were estimated to be $1.46 and $1.84 when the test was added to liquid and solid culture processes, respectively. These findings suggest that the Capilia TB assay represents a rapid, simple, and inexpensive Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification test that can be used in resource-limited settings.
该 Capilia TB 检测法在资源有限的环境下的性能和成本进行了评估。其灵敏度和特异性分别为 99.6%和 99.5%。当该检测法分别被添加到液体和固体培养过程中时,Capilia 检测法的增量成本估计为 1.46 美元和 1.84 美元。这些研究结果表明,Capilia TB 检测法是一种快速、简单和廉价的结核分枝杆菌鉴定检测法,可在资源有限的环境下使用。