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Rapid Differential Diagnosis between Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and Focal Complications of Brucellosis Using a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay
Authors:María Isabel Queipo-Ortu?o  Juan D. Colmenero  Pilar Bermudez  María José Bravo  Pilar Morata
Affiliation:1. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain.; 2. CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.; 3. Infectious Diseases Service, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.; 4. Microbiology Service, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.; 5. Immunology Service, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.;Columbia University, United States of America
Abstract:

Background

Arduous to differ clinically, extrapulmonary tuberculosis and focal complications of brucellosis remain important causes of morbidity and mortality in many countries. We developed and applied a multiplex real-time PCR assay (M RT-PCR) for the simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Brucella spp.

Methodology

Conventional microbiological techniques and M RT-PCR for M. tuberculosis complex and Brucella spp were performed on 45 clinical specimens from patients with focal complications of brucellosis or extrapulmonary tuberculosis and 26 control samples. Fragments of 207 bp and 164 bp from the conserved region of the genes coding for an immunogenic membrane protein of 31 kDa of B. abortus (BCSP31) and the intergenic region SenX3-RegX3 were used for the identification of Brucella and M. tuberculosis complex, respectively.

Conclusions

The detection limit of the M RT-PCR was 2 genomes per reaction for both pathogens and the intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 0.44% and 0.93% for Brucella and 0.58% and 1.12% for Mycobacterium. M RT-PCR correctly identified 42 of the 45 samples from patients with tuberculosis or brucellosis and was negative in all the controls. Thus, the overall sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV values of the M RT PCR assay were 93.3%, 100%, 100% and 89.7%, respectively, with an accuracy of 95.8% (95% CI, 91.1%–100%). Since M RT-PCR is highly reproducible and more rapid and sensitive than conventional microbiological tests, this technique could be a promising and practical approach for the differential diagnosis between extrapulmonary tuberculosis and focal complications of brucellosis.
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