Comparison of polymerase chain reaction for IS6110 and Amplicor in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 320-322

  Dilworth, J P ^a   Goyal, M ^a   Young, D B ^a   Shaw, R J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplicor; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029928296     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.3.320     Document Type: Article

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