Polymerase chain reaction to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in histologic specimens

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1150-1155

  Salian, Nagesh V ^a   Rish, James A ^b   Eisenach, Kathleen D ^b   Cave, M Donald ^b   Bates, Joseph H ^b  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031795063     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.4.9802034     Document Type: Article

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