Misidentification and Diagnostic Delay Caused by a False-Positive Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosisDirect Test in an Immunocompetent Patient with a Mycobacterium celatumInfection
| Autor: | Tjhie, Jeroen H. T., van Belle, Arne F., Dessens-Kroon, Mirjam, van Soolingen, Dick |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology; June 2001, Vol. 39 Issue: 6 p2311-2312, 2p |
| Abstrakt: | ABSTRACTThe Gen-Probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosisdirect 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. |
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