Clinical evaluation of the enhanced Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in prison inmates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1419-1425

  Bergmann, John S ^a   Yuoh, Gbo ^a   Fish, Geoffrey ^a   Woods, Gail L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RELIABILITY; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

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

EID: 0032894397     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1419-1425.1999     Document Type: Article

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