Comparison of quantitative polymerase chain reaction, acid fast bacilli smear, and culture results in patients receiving therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-79

  Afghani, Behnoosh ^b   Lieberman, Jay M ^c   Duke, Mary Beth ^a   Stutman, Harris R ^c  

^a Mycobacteriology Laboratory   (United States)

^b MILLER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0030830994     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)00114-4     Document Type: Article

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