Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis using a polymerase chain reaction assay

Respirology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-129

  Liam, C K ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Yap, S F ^a   Srinivas, P ^a   Poi, P J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Smear negative

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031857597     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00110.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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