Sampling and analytical method development for qualitative assessment of airborne mycobacterial species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 540-546

  Schafer, Millie P ^a   Fernback, Joseph E ^a   Jensen, Paul A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; M. tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031821644     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010712     Document Type: Article

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