PCR based detection of mycobacteria in paraffin wax embedded material routinely processed for morphological examination

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 283-288

  Frevel, T ^a   Schafer K L ^a   Totsch M ^b   Bocker W ^a   Dockhorn Dworniczak, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Paraffin wax embedded samples; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBEDDING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032885780     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.52.5.283     Document Type: Article

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