mpt64 mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with negative MPT64 antigen assay results from a tertiary hospital in Southeastern China
A negative MPT64 antigen result in MTB cultures can be attributed to mutations in the <i>mpt64</i> gene, and infections caused by these strains are more likely to be misdiagnosed.
Authors
- Songjun Ji
- Xiaoli Lou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-0651)
- Bin Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-3941)
- Jinrong Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5428-406X)
- Xinling Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-0426)
- Lulu Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6825-0878)
- Sujuan Zhou
Institutions
- Fudan University (CN)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Dongyang People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1531853
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40