Clinical evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay based on the 38 kDa antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in China

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 363-368

  Cole, R A ^a   Lu, H M ^b   Shi, Y Z ^c   Wang, J ^d   De Hua, T ^e   Zhou, A T ^a  

^a ICT Diagnostics   (Australia)

^b Hulan TB Hospital   (China)

^c HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d First Harbin City Hospital   (China)

^e Beijing Res Inst for TB Control   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR;

EID: 0029774074     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90103-3     Document Type: Article

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