Detection of M. leprae by Gene Amplification; Combined Ethidium-Bromide Staining and Probe Hybridization

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-416

  Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Katoch, Kiran ^a   Shivannavar, Chanappa T ^a   Sharma, Vishnu D ^a   Natrajan, Mohan ^b   Bhatia, Amarjit S ^a   Saxena, Nishi ^a   Katoch, Vishwa M ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030463665     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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