Comparison of three different primer pairs for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction in paraffin-embedded tissues

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-455

  Özkara, H Asuman ^a   Kocagoz T ^a   Ozcelik U ^a   Akcoren Z ^a   Gocmen A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; paraffin embedded tissues; Polymerase chain reaction; Primers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031843042     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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