Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in tissues affected by sarcoidosis

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 871-874

  Wilsher, M L ^a,b   Menzies, R E ^a   Croxson, M C ^a  

^a AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Sarcoidosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0031721622     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.10.871     Document Type: Article

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