Affiliation:
1. University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA. kchapin@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Abstract
The Air Thermal Cycler (ATC) (Idaho Technology, Idaho Falls, Idaho) utilizes the unique technology of small-volume glass capillary tubes and high-velocity air for the heating and cooling medium for the PCR. Standard heat block thermal cycler (HBTC) and ATC performance characteristics were compared for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Sensitivity was 100% for all smear-positive, M. tuberculosis culture-positive specimens for both the HBTC and the ATC. Of smear-negative, M. tuberculosis culture-positive specimens, sensitivity was 42.9% with the HBTC and 22.0% with the ATC. Specificity was 100% for both assay systems. Total assay time was 6.5 and 4 h and the reagent cost was 84 and 32 cents for the HBTC and ATC, respectively. The ATC offered an excellent alternative to the traditional HBTC for diagnosis of M. tuberculosis in smear-positive specimens by PCR.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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