False-Positive Detection: Ways to Prevent Cross-Contamination

False-Positive Detection: Ways to Prevent Cross-Contamination

The gold standard method for diagnosis of tuberculosis is the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through culture, but there is a probability of cross-contamination in simultaneous cultures of samples causing false-positives. This can result in delayed treatment of the underlying disease and dru...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Mahdi Asghari Ozma, Jalil Rashedi, Behroz Mahdavi Poor, Vahid Agharzadeh, Ali Vegari, Behrooz Shokouhi, Khudaverdi Ganbarov, Nima Najafi Ghalehlou, Hamed Ebrahmzadeh Leylabadlo, Hossein Samadi Kafil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2020-07-01
Series:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Subjects:
false-positive culture
cross-contamination
genotyping
Online Access:http://www.e-trd.org/upload/pdf/trd-2019-0087.pdf

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