Clinical evaluation of a commercial ligase-based gene amplification method for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 371-376

  Alonso, P ^a   Orduna A ^b   Bratos, M A ^b   San Miguel, A ^a   Rodriguez Torres A ^b  

^a Regional Hospital   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE; FLUOROCHROME; LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; THERAPY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BENZOPHENONEIDUM; EVALUATION STUDIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031751310     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050088     Document Type: Article

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