Commercial DNA probes for mycobacteria incorrectly identify a number of less frequently encountered species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 307-310

  Tortoli, Enrico ^a   Pecorari, Monica ^b   Fabio, Giuliana ^b   Messinò, Massimino ^b   Fabio, Anna ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA PROBE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CROSS REACTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM;

EID: 73949105213     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01536-09     Document Type: Note

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