Identifying non-tuberculosis mycobacteria: Is it time to introduce new molecular assays?

Authors

  • C J Opperman National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa; DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  • S Singh National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa; DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  • T Davids City Health, Community Services and Health, City of Cape Town, South Africa
  • H Cox Division of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine; and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • R Warren DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  • W Goosen DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v113i6.16771

Keywords:

non-tuberculosis mycobacteria, molecular assays

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2023-05-05

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Opperman CJ, Singh S, Davids T, Cox H, Warren R, Goosen W. Identifying non-tuberculosis mycobacteria: Is it time to introduce new molecular assays?. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2023 May 5 [cited 2024 Dec. 9];113(6):4-5. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1045

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