Evaluation of the Capilia TB assay for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections in Zambia and South Africa.
Muyoyeta, Monde;
de Haas, Petra EW;
Mueller, Dirk H;
van Helden, Paul D;
Mwenge, Lawrence;
Schaap, Ab;
Kruger, Clarissa;
Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C;
Lawrence, Katherine;
Beyers, Nulda;
+2 more...Godfrey-Faussett, Peter;
Ayles, Helen;
(2010)
Evaluation of the Capilia TB assay for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections in Zambia and South Africa.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 48 (10).
pp. 3773-3775.
ISSN 0095-1137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01688-09
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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.
