Diagnosis of mycobacterial infections by nucleic acid amplification: 18-month prospective study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 304-312

  Kirschner, Philip ^a   Rosenau, Jens ^a   Springer, Burkhard ^a   Teschner, Kerstin ^a   Feldmann, Knut ^b   Bottger, Erik C ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ASKLEPIOS FACHKLINIKEN MÜNCHEN GAUTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030063065     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.304-312.1996     Document Type: Article

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