Laboratory implementation of the polymerase chain reaction for confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-41

  Rau, N V ^a   Libman, M D ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; SMEAR; TIME;

EID: 0032758634     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050223     Document Type: Article

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