Second worldwide proficiency study on variable number of tandem repeats typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
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06/10/2016
06/10/2016
01/05/2014
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Global Network for the Molecular Surveillance of Tuberculosis 2010: A. Miranda (Tuberculosis Laboratory of the National Institute of Health, Porto, Portugal) BACKGROUND: The quality of variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was first investigated in 2009 in 37 laboratories worldwide. The results revealed an inter- and intra-laboratory reproducibility of respectively 60% and 72%. These data spurred an improvement in laboratory-specific assays and global standardisation of VNTR typing. OBJECTIVE: To measure the effects of the technical improvements and increased standardisation, a test panel consisting of 30 M. tuberculosis complex DNA samples was distributed for VNTR typing in 41 participating laboratories from 36 countries. RESULTS: The inter- and intra-laboratory reproducibil- ity increased overall to respectively 78% and 88%. The 33 laboratories that participated in both the first and second proficiency studies improved their inter- and intra-laboratory reproducibility from 62% and 72% to respectively 79% and 88%. The largest improvement in reproducibility was detected in 10 laboratories that use an in-house polymerase chain reaction technique and perform amplicon sizing using gel electrophoresis. Detailed error analysis revealed a reduction in the number of systematic errors, sample exchange events and non-amplifiable loci. CONCLUSION: This second worldwide proficiency study indicates a substantial increase in the reproduc- ibility of VNTR typing of M. tuberculosis. This will contribute to a more meaningful interpretation of molecular epidemiological and phylogenetic studies on the M. tuberculosis complex. |
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Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 May;18(5):594-600. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0531 1027-3719 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4043 10.5588/ijtld.13.0531 |
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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
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Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Molecular Surveillance Project. The project is coordinated by the ECDC and the implementation outsourced to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment under service contract ECDC/08/019 (February 2009–February 2012) http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2014/00000018/00000005/art00018 |
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Palavras-Chave | #VNTR #MLVA #Tuberculosis #Reproducibility #Proficiency #Quality Control #Tandem Repeats #Infecções Respiratórias |
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