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

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phenomenon of misdiagnosing tuberculosis (TB) by laboratory cross-contamination when culturing <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>(MTB) has been widely reported and it has an obvious clinical, therapeutic and social...

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Main Authors: de Viedma Darío, Bouza Emilio, Lirola Miguel, Fernández Rosa, Herranz Marta, Martín Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/30