Evaluation of the Gen-Probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct detection test

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 594-599

  Fairfax, Marilynn R ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DMC University Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplicon contamination; Cost considerations; Direct test; Gen Probe MTD; Inhibitors; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Transcriptions mediated amplification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029851640     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.5.594     Document Type: Article

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