Diagnostic accuracy comparison of the Fluorion MTBC QLP 2.1 real-time PCR and the COBAS TaqMan MTB assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection
Madihi S, Aainouss A, Messaoudi MDE, Benani A
Journal of microbiological methods · 2025-03
Abstract
The Fluorion MTBC QLP 2.1 Real-Time PCR test is a valuable alternative for tuberculosis diagnosis, demonstrating 100 % specificity and 87.5 % sensitivity for respiratory specimens, 97.8 % specificity and 85.3 % sensitivity for non-respiratory specimens, and an overall agreement of 92.3 % with the COBAS TaqMan MTB assay.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction