Comparison of two automated DNA amplification systems with a manual one- tube nested PCR assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1385-1389

  Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a   Yam, Wing Cheong ^a   Wong, Lei P O ^a   Seto, Wing Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030978299     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1385-1389.1997     Document Type: Article

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