Prospective clinical evaluation of amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test as a screening method in a low-prevalence population

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2001-2003

  Cartuyvels, R ^b   De Ridder, C ^b   Jonckheere, S ^b   Verbist, L ^b   Van Eldere, J ^a,b  

^a REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029981033     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.8.2001-2003.1996     Document Type: Article

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