Substances interfering with direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens by PCR: Effects of bovine serum albumin

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2125-2128

  Forbes, Betty A ^a,b   Hicks, Karen E ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZLOCILLIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; GLYCEROL; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B; POLYSORBATE 80; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029740574     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2125-2128.1996     Document Type: Article

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