Polymerase chain reaction-based sequence-specific oligonucleotide hybridization analysis of HLA class II antigens in pulmonary tuberculosis: Relevance to chemotherapy and disease severity

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 669-676

  Rajalingam, R ^a   Mehra, N K ^a   Jain, R C ^a   Myneedu, V P ^a   Pande, J N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030038210     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.3.669     Document Type: Article

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