Discordance between MTB/RIF and Real-Time Tuberculosis-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Bronchial Washing Specimen and Its Clinical Implications

Yong Suk Jo; Ju-Hee Park; Jung Kyu Lee; Eun Young Heo; Hee Soon Chung; Deog Kyeom Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164923

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Discordance between MTB/RIF and Real-Time Tuberculosis-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Bronchial Washing Specimen and Its Clinical Implications

Yong Suk Jo,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ju-Hee Park,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jung Kyu Lee,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Eun Young Heo,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hee Soon Chung,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Deog Kyeom Kim

* E-mail: kimdkmd@gmail.com

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-8098

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Discordance between MTB/RIF and Real-Time Tuberculosis-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Bronchial Washing Specimen and Its Clinical Implications

Yong Suk Jo,
Ju-Hee Park,
Jung Kyu Lee,
Eun Young Heo,
Hee Soon Chung,
Deog Kyeom Kim

Published: October 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164923

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