Evaluation of the Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in human samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 229-232

  Garrino, Maria Grazia ^a   Glupczynski, Youri ^a   Degraux, Josiane ^b   Nizet, Henri ^a   Delmée, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

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

EID: 0032902644     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.229-232.1999     Document Type: Article

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