| Evaluation of light emitting diode-based fluorescence microscopy for the detection of mycobacteria in a tuberculosis-endemic region. | |
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PMID: 21396207 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate fluorescence microscopy (FM) using light emitting diode (LED) technology for the detection of acid-fast bacilli at a tertiary referral centre in Mumbai, India, a tuberculosis-endemic country. DESIGN: LED FM was introduced into a laboratory experienced with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) microscopy but unfamiliar with FM. It was evaluated in parallel with routine ZN microscopy services and compared with mycobacterial culture as a reference standard. RESULTS: A total of 1357 pulmonary and 917 extra-pulmonary specimens were examined during the study. LED FM had 78.3% sensitivity and 92.0% specificity against mycobacterial culture when using pulmonary specimens, and 34.0% sensitivity and 88.8% specificity for extra-pulmonary specimens. The mean time per smear examination was 2.48 min for ZN vs. 1.41 min for LED FM. Several biases in study design and operation identified during analysis, which are likely to lead to underestimates of LED FM accuracy, are discussed in the context of future LED FM evaluations. CONCLUSIONS: Although LED FM has significant benefits over both ZN microscopy and conventional FM, its implementation and validation may be prone to difficulties which could hamper evaluation of its performance. Adequate training and detailed standard operating procedures are important to maximise accuracy. |
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S Shenai; J Minion; V Vadwai; T Tipnis; S Shetty; A Salvi; Z Udwadia; M Pai; C Rodrigues |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Volume: 15 ISSN: 1815-7920 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-03-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9706389 Medline TA: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Country: France |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 483-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Microbiology Department, Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India. |
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