False-positive amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test results for samples containing Mycobacterium leprae

Pam Chedore; George Broukhanski; Zev Shainhouse; Frances Jamieson

doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.612-613.2006

False-positive amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test results for samples containing Mycobacterium leprae

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb;44(2):612-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.612-613.2006.

Authors

Pam Chedore¹, George Broukhanski, Zev Shainhouse, Frances Jamieson

Affiliation

¹ Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Laboratories Branch, TB and Mycobacteriology, 81 Resources Road, Etobicoke, Ontario M9P 3T1, Canada. pam.chedore@moh.gov.on.ca

Abstract

Nucleic acid amplification tests are widely used in mycobacteriology laboratories to rapidly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex directly in clinical specimens. A positive result provides an early diagnosis of tuberculosis, allowing initiation of appropriate therapy and public health measures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnostic Errors*
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Leprosy / diagnosis
Lymph Nodes / microbiology*
Male
Mycobacterium leprae / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology