RT Journal Article
T1 Impact of laboratory cross-contamination on molecular epidemiology studies of tuberculosis.
A1 Martínez, Miguel
A1 García de Viedma, Darío
A1 Alonso, María
A1 Andrés, Sandra
A1 Bouza, Emilio
A1 Cabezas, Teresa
A1 Cabeza, Isabel
A1 Reyes, Armando
A1 Sánchez-Yebra, Waldo
A1 Rodríguez, Manuel
A1 Sánchez, M Isabel
A1 Rogado, M Cruz
A1 Fernández, Rosa
A1 Peñafiel, Teresa
A1 Martínez, Juan
A1 Barroso, Pilar
A1 Lucerna, M Angeles
A1 Díez, L Felipe
A1 Gutiérrez, Carmelo
K1 Tuberculosis
K1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
K1 Técnicas de tipificación Bacteriana
K1 Errores diagnósticos
K1 Contaminación de equipos
AB Laboratory cross-contamination by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to be responsible for the misdiagnosis of tuberculosis, but its impact on other contexts has not been analyzed. We present the findings of a molecular epidemiology analysis in which the recent transmission events identified by a genotyping reference center were overestimated as a result of unnoticed laboratory cross-contamination in the original diagnostic laboratories.
PB American Society of Microbiology
SN 0095-1137
YR 2006
FD 2006-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2016
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2016
LA en
NO Martínez M, García de Viedma D, Alonso M, Andrés S, Bouza E, Cabezas T, et al. Impact of laboratory cross-contamination on molecular epidemiology studies of tuberculosis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006;44(8):2967-9
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RD Apr 7, 2025