Evaluation of ligase chain reaction for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-65

  Denis, O ^a,b   Devaster J M ^a   Vandenberg, O ^a   Vanachter, H ^a   Lafontaine, T ^a   Lin, C ^b   Butzler, J P ^b  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UM C Sint Pieter   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032127585     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(98)80099-6     Document Type: Article

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