Mitigating polymerase chain reaction/amplicon contamination in a high-risk high-burden mycobacterial reference laboratory in a resource-limited setting

Background: Nucleic acid amplification techniques have become important machineries in the diagnosis of several diseases in clinical laboratories. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) contamination/amplicon contamination leading to false positivity remains a major concern in these laboratories. Preventio...

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Main Authors: Prasanta Kumar Das, Somtirtha B Ganguly, Bodhisatya Mandal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2018;volume=7;issue=4;spage=332;epage=337;aulast=Das