Misidentification of Mycobacterium smegmatis as Mycobacterium fortuitum by DNA line probe assay

Optimal management of infection with mycobacterial species requires accurate identification down to complex/species level due to variations in outcomes. Over the last few decades, there have been significant advances in laboratory diagnostics with development of newer and rapid molecular methods. He...

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Published inJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases Vol. 25; p. 100268
Main Authors Fida, Madiha, Beam, Elena, Wengenack, Nancy L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021
Elsevier
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Line probe assay
Molecular diagnostics
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Mycobacterium smegmatis
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection
Mycobacterium smegmatis
Molecular diagnostics
Line probe assay
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection
Mycobacterium fortuitum
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Summary:Optimal management of infection with mycobacterial species requires accurate identification down to complex/species level due to variations in outcomes. Over the last few decades, there have been significant advances in laboratory diagnostics with development of newer and rapid molecular methods. Here we describe a case of Mycobacterium smegmatis that was misidentified as Mycobacterium fortuitum by DNA line probe assay.
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ISSN:2405-5794
2405-5794
DOI:10.1016/j.jctube.2021.100268