Nested polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS6110 sequence on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues with granulomatous diseases for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-415

  Vago, Luca ^a   Barberis, Massimo ^b   Gori, Andrea ^c   Scarpellini, Paolo ^d   Sala, Elena ^a   Nebuloni, Manuela ^a   Bonetto, Sara ^a   Cannone, Maria ^b   Marchetti, Giulia ^c   Franzetti, Fabio ^c   Costanzi, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Paderno Dugnano

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Polymerase chain reaction PCR ; Sarcoidosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG GRANULOMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031924034     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/109.4.411     Document Type: Article

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