Specificity of IS6110-based amplification assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2843-2846

  Hellyer, Tobin J ^a   Desjardin, Lucy E ^a   Assaf, Mary K ^a   Bates, Joseph H ^a   Cave, M Donald ^a   Eisenach, Kathleen D ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029956476     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2843-2846.1996     Document Type: Article

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