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First worldwide proficiency study on variable-number tandem-repeat typing of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strainsde Beer, Jessica L. ...Although variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing has gained recognition asthe new standard for the DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates, external quality ... control programs have not yet been developed. Therefore, we organized the first multicenter proficiency study on 24-locus VNTR typing. Sets of 30 DNAs of MTBC strains, including 10 duplicateDNA samples, were distributed among 37 participating laboratories in 30 different countries worldwide. Twenty-four laboratories used an in-house-adapted method with fragment sizing by gel electrophoresis or an automated DNA analyzer, nine laboratories used a commercially available kit, and four laboratories used other methods. The intra- and interlaboratory reproducibilities of VNTR typing varied from 0% to 100%, with averages of 72% and 60%, respectively. Twenty of the 37 laboratories failed to amplify particular VNTR loci; if these missing results were ignored, the number of laboratories with 100% interlaboratory reproducibility increased from 1 to 5. The average interlaboratory reproducibility of VNTR typing using a commercial kit was better (88%) than that of in-house-adapted methods using a DNA analyzer (70%) or gel electrophoresis (50%). Eleven laboratories using in-house-adapted manual typing or automated typing scored inter- and intralaboratory reproducibilities of 80% or higher, which suggests that these approaches can be used in a reliable way. In conclusion, this first multicenter study has documented the worldwide quality of VNTR typing of MTBC strains and highlights the importance of international quality control to improve genotyping in the future.Source: Journal of clinical microbiology. - ISSN 0095-1137 (Vol. 50, no. 3, Mar. 2012, str. 662-669)Type of material - article, component partPublish date - 2012Language - englishCOBISS.SI-ID - 29699033
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de Beer, Jessica L. |
Kremer, Kristin |
Ködmön, Csaba |
Supply, Philip |
Soolingen, Dick van
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Bidovec, Urška
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis |
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid |
Electrophoresis |
Bacterial Typing Techniques |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
Reproducibility Of Results |
Multicenter Studies |
Polimerazna, verižna reakcija |
Ponovljiva zaporedja nukleinske kisline |
Elektroforeza |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Bakterijska tipizacija, tehnike |
Ponovljivost rezultatov |
Policentrične študije
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