Abstract
Cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CB-NAAT) has been recommended for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children, but its wide use is limited by high cost and the need for well-equipped laboratories. This study was conducted in children with pulmonary TB to compare the diagnostic yield of TB-LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification test) with CB-NAAT and other conventional methods. Patients ≤ 14 years of age diagnosed with probable pulmonary TB were included in the study. Induced sputum/gastric aspirate was obtained and subjected to acid-fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy, mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) culture, CB-NAAT, and TB-LAMP. The TB-LAMP assay was performed using 2 different primers, IS6110 and mpb64, for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). TB-LAMP assays were compared to other assays using appropriate statistical tests. One hundred fourteen subjects were recruited in the study. AFB microscopy, MGIT culture, CB-NAAT, TB-LAMP IS6110, and TB-LAMP mpb64 showed positivity of 32 (28.1%), 59 (51.7%), 66 (57.9%), 75 (65.8%), and 81 (71%), respectively. TB-LAMP IS6110 showed significantly higher MTB detection in comparison to AFB microscopy and MGIT culture (P = .0001 and P = .03, respectively), and showed no significant difference in MTB detection in comparison with CB-NAAT (P = .219). TB-LAMP mpb64 showed significantly higher MTB detection as compared to AFB microscopy, MGIT culture, and CB-NAAT (P = .0001, P = .003, and P = .037, respectively). TB-LAMP mpb64 and IS6110 showed sensitivity of 94.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 85.9%-98.9%) and 89.8% (95% CI, 79.7%-96.2%), respectively, in reference to MGIT culture. The degree of agreement between TB-LAMP (mpb64 and IS6110) with CB-NAAT showed κ values of 0.718 and 0.834, respectively. TB-LAMP assay can be a useful alternative test in diagnosis of pulmonary TB in children.
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