Assessment of current diagnostic algorithm for detection of mixed infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria

Background: The increasing pulmonary diseases are reported to be affected by mixed infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). In this study, our objective was to assess the efficiency of mycobacterial culture plus DNA sequencing to detect the mixed infection...

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Main Authors: Qian Liang, Yuanyuan Shang, Fengmin Huo, Yi Xue, Yunxu Li, Lingling Dong, Shanshan Li, Yu Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120304305