The viability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in formalin-fixed pulmonary autopsy tissue: Review of the literature and brief report

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1361-1364

  Kappel, Timothy J ^b   Reinartz, John J ^b   Schmid, Janet L ^b   Holter, John J ^b   Azar, Miguel M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

autopsy; formalin; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; review; tissue

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029806593     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90351-2     Document Type: Article

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