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Evaluation of capilia TB assay for rapid identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 9120 blood cultures
Muchwa, Christopher; Akol, Joseph; Etwom, Alfred; Morgan, Karen; Orikiriza, Patrick; Mumbowa, Francis; Odong, Paul R.; Kateete, David P; Eisenach, Kathleen D.; Joloba, Moses L. (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Capilia TB is a simple immunochromatographic assay based on the detection of MPB64 antigen specifically secreted by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). Capilia TB was evaluated for rapid identification ...