Specificity of TB-LAMP was similar to that of sputum smear microscopy (pooled specificity difference - 1·8, 95% CI -3·8 to + 0·2) and Xpert MTB/RIF (pooled specificity difference 0·5, 95% CI -0·9 to + 1·8).
H-ALF exposed-M.tb growth within ATs was independent of M.tb-uptake, M.tb-trafficking, and M.tb-infection induced cytotoxicity; however, it was associated with enhanced bacterial replication within LAMP-1<sup>+</sup>/ABCA1<sup>+</sup> compartments.
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of TB-LAMP, a manual molecular tuberculosis (TB) detection method, and provide comparison to the Xpert MTB/RIF assay.
Given its ease of operability, the TB-LAMP assay could be implemented as a point-of-care test in primary health care settings, and contribute to reducing treatment waiting times and TB prevalence.
We report the applicability of in-house loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) targeting 16S ribosomal RNA for the rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex grown on Lowenstein-Jensen media.
Investigation of pleural effusion samples from patients with tuberculous pleurisy, majority of them smear-/culture-negative, and control individuals with non-TB diseases showed that the LAMP assay with incubation time of 60 min has much higher specificity and the LAMP assay with incubation time of 90 min has significantly higher sensitivity in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy, as compared with fluorescent real-time PCR.
Among the 150 specimens of sputum analysed, RT-LAMP-ELISA-hybridization assay had a sensitivity of 94.1% in the culture method, compared to the Amplified M. tuberculosis Direct Test (AMTD), 91.1% and the 88.2% sensitivity of acid-fast staining.