Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:105-116. Evaluation of the AdvanSure TB/NTM Plus Real-Time PCR Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Clinical Specimens

Table 2. Performance of AdvanSure plus PCR in 200 mycobacterial strains.
Culture AdvanSure Plus PCR
MTC (n=97) MTC and NTM (n=7) NTM(n=96)
MTC 97 3 0
NTM 0 4 96
    M. abscessus 0 0 14
    M. avium 0 0 28
    M. chelonae 0 0 2
    M. fortuitum 0 0 5
    M. gordonae 0 2 4
    M. heckeshornense 0 0 3
    M. intracellulare 0 1 36
    M. kansasii 0 1 3
    M. lentiflavum 0 0 1

Abbreviations: MTC, M. tuberculosis complex; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; AdvanSure plus PCR, AdvanSure TB/NTM plus real-time PCR