False-Positive Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test Results for Samples Containing Mycobacterium leprae

Pam Chedore; George Broukhanski; Zev Shainhouse; Frances Jamieson

doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.612-613.2006

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False-Positive Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test Results for Samples Containing Mycobacterium leprae

Pam Chedore, George Broukhanski, Zev Shainhouse, Frances Jamieson

Pam Chedore

1Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Laboratories Branch, Etobicoke, Ontario

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For correspondence: pam.chedore@moh.gov.on.ca

George Broukhanski

1Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Laboratories Branch, Etobicoke, Ontario

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Zev Shainhouse

2The Scarborough Hospital-General Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Frances Jamieson

1Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Laboratories Branch, Etobicoke, Ontario

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DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.612-613.2006

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Nucleic acid amplification tests are widely used in mycobacteriology laboratories to rapidly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex directly in clinical specimens. A positive result provides an early diagnosis of tuberculosis, allowing initiation of appropriate therapy and public health measures.

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Pam Chedore, George Broukhanski, Zev Shainhouse, Frances Jamieson

Journal of Clinical Microbiology Feb 2006, 44 (2) 612-613; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.612-613.2006

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False-Positive Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test Results for Samples Containing Mycobacterium leprae

Pam Chedore, George Broukhanski, Zev Shainhouse, Frances Jamieson

Journal of Clinical Microbiology Feb 2006, 44 (2) 612-613; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.612-613.2006

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Diagnostic Errors

Lymph Nodes

Mycobacterium leprae

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