Comparison of the ABI 7700 system (TaqMan) and competitive PCR for quantification of IS6110 DNA in sputum during treatment of tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1964-1968

  Desjardin, L E ^a,c   Chen, Y ^a   Perkins, M D ^b   Teixeira, L ^b   Cave, M D ^a,c   Eisenach, K D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031863291     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1964-1968.1998     Document Type: Article

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