Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria in Acid-fast Bacilli Smear-positive Respiratory Specimens

Samsung Medical Center

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Atypical Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium Infections

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00999076

2009-09-004

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-Reverse Blot Hybridization Assay (REBA) for identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) species in acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-positive respiratory specimens.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with AFB-smear positive sputum

Exclusion criteria

• Non-applicable

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Sputum with positive AFB smear