Diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis using sequence capture polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1478-1481

  Brugière, Olivier ^a   Vokurka, Martin ^a   Lecossier, Denise ^a   Mangiapan, Gilles ^a   Amrane, Amid ^a   Milleron, Bernard ^a   Mayaud, Charles ^a   Cadranel, Jacques ^a   Hance, Allan J ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR;

EID: 0030902577     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.4.9105098     Document Type: Article

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