Optimized molecular resolution of cross-contamination alerts in clinical mycobacteriology laboratories

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Martín, Ana ^a   Herranz, Marta ^a   Lirola, Miguel Martínez ^b   Fernández, Rosa Fernández ^c   Sanchez M I ^d   Rogado, M C ^d   Cabezas, T ^d   SanchezYebra W ^d   Martinez J ^d   Lucerna, M A ^d   Barroso, P ^d   Cabeza Barrera, I ^d   Diez L F ^d   Rodriguez M ^d   Escamez M ^d   Marin P ^d   Lazo, A ^d   Gamir, J ^d   Vazquez J ^d   Gutierrez C ^d   Reyes, A ^d   Penafiel T ^d   Bouza, Emilio ^a   De Viedma, Darío García ^a   more..

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^c Unidad de Tuberculosis de Poniente   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIAL INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE UNIT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 42049110631     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-30     Document Type: Article

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