Residual DNA of Mtb from the bronchoscope channel as a possible cause of false positive results in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

N. Eremeeva (Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk Oblast), Russian Federation), A. Cvirenko (Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk Oblast), Russian Federation), T. Umpeleva (Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk Oblast), Russian Federation), D. Vakhrusheva (Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk Oblast), Russian Federation), L. Lavrenchuk (Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk Oblast), Russian Federation), A. Minin (Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk Oblast), Russian Federation)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease

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