Flashcards in LOs: 17-20 Deck (32)
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20 Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT):
Examples
- Rapid TB diagnostic
- Multiplex PCR
- 16S rRNA sequencing
Advantages
Disadvantages
- Rapid TB diagnostic (developing world, high sensitivity)
- Multiplex PCR (in parallel, rapid, qualitative)
- 16S rRNA sequencing (primers for conserved sequences, detecs unknown pathogens)
rapid, specific, quantitative
cost, labor, technically challenging, contamination, slow if sample sent to reference lab
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