Laboratory cross-contamination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Northwest of Iran

Introduction: Gold standard method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification is microbial culture, but this method can cause cross-contaminations. In the present study we aimed to investigate possible cross-contaminations in two main tuberculosis laboratories in Northwest of Iran. Methods: One h...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Sajjad Ghorghanlu, Mahya Pourostadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200392