01247nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002200065653002900087653001100116653001200127653001600139653000900155653002500164653003100189653004200220653003000262653002800292100001400320700001800334700001700352700001500369245012100384856007300505300001000578490000700588520031200595022001400907       2006                            d  c2006 Feb10aAdult10aDiagnostic Errors10aFalse Positive Reactions10aHumans10aleprosy10aLymph Nodes10aMale10aMycobacterium leprae10aMycobacterium tuberculosis10aNucleic Acid Amplification Techniques10apolymerase chain reaction10aTuberculosis, Pulmonary1 aChedore P1 aBroukhanski G1 aShainhouse Z1 aJamieson F00aFalse-positive amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test results for samples containing Mycobacterium leprae.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392654/pdf/2016-05.pdf  a612-30 v443 a<p>Nucleic acid amplification tests are widely used in mycobacteriology laboratories to rapidly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex directly in clinical specimens. A positive result provides an early diagnosis of tuberculosis, allowing initiation of appropriate therapy and public health measures.</p>  a0095-1137