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Evaluation of the p-nitro-alpha-acetylamino-beta-hydroxypropiophenone differential test for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

Author(s): H Hempel, David J. S. Roberts, Steve Goodman, Kelly Doerr, Ashraf M. Morgan

Publication date: 1985-03-31

Journal: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Keywords: Humans, Hydroxypropiophenone, analogs & derivatives, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, classification, drug effects, Propiophenones, diagnostic use

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Abstract

The p-nitro-alpha-acetylamino-beta-hydroxypropiophenone (NAP) differential test for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis recovered from clinical specimens was evaluated by two laboratories and found to be a rapid and accurate procedure with a specificity exceeding 99%.