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Diagnosis of mycobacterial infections based on acid-fast bacilli test and bacterial growth time and implications on treatment and disease outcome.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2016
Riello Fabiane N, Brígido Rebecca T S, Araújo Sergio, Moreira Tomaz A, Goulart Luiz Ricardo, Goulart Isabela M B
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BACKGROUND: The establishment of therapeutic regimens for mycobacteriosis depends on the accurate identification of Mycobacterium species, and misdiagnosis can result in inappropriate treatment and increased mortality of patients. Differential diagnosis among Mycobacterium species has been made by conventional phenotypic and biochemical tests after a long culture period. Specialized molecular diagnostics of...
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