Microbios y Esquizofrenia. Una relación no descartada

<p>SE ANALIZA LA DIFERENTE PRESENCIA DE LA INFECCIÓN POR CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE, VIRUS DEL HERPES SIMPLE TIPO 1, VIRUS DEL HERPES HUMANO TIPO 6 Y TOXOPLASMA GONDII EN LA ESQUIZOFRENIA, CON UN META-ANÁLISIS Y UN ESTUDIO ANALÍTICO</p

EVALUATION OF A RAPID TEST FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF Mycobacterium tuberculosis AND SIX OTHER SPECIES OF ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA DIRECTLY FROM SPUTUM

<p>Introduction: The diagnosis of tuberculosis and, in general, infectious disease caused by mycobacteria is a<br>slow process, which significantly delayed the initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy. The development<br>of molecular techniques that allow detection and identification of mycobacteria directly from clinical<br>specimen would be a desirable to shorten this period.<br>Material and methods: We used seven international reference strains of mycobacteria to inoculate,<br>artificially, sputum, and perform tests that determine the ability of the Oligo Speed Mycobacteria® to<br>identify the bacteria directly, without having to grow the samples in conventional culture media.<br>Results: The test correctly identified seven strains used, even when the bacteria were found at<br>concentrations below the detection limits of the smear.<br>Conclusions: The Speed-Oligo Mycobacteria® could be valid for the direct detection and identification of<br>mycobacteria in sputum, including those with a negative smear</p> <p> </p