Misidentification and diagnostic delay Caused by a false-positive amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test in an immunocompetent patient with a Mycobacterium celatum infection.

Autor: Tjhie JH; Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands. jtj@lmib.azm.nl, van Belle AF, Dessens-Kroon M, van Soolingen D
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2001 Jun; Vol. 39 (6), pp. 2311-2.
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2311-2312.2001
Abstrakt: The Gen-Probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test can give discrepant results directly in respiratory or cultured samples from patients infected with Mycobacterium celatum, leading to inappropriate therapy for, in our case, an immunocompetent patient.
Databáze: MEDLINE