Is Cross-reactivity with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria a Systematic Problem in the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Green Cross Genome, Yongin, Korea.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com.

Hee Jae Huh et al. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;82(1):88-89.

doi: 10.4046/trd.2018.0075.

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Green Cross Genome, Yongin, Korea.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com.

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