Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA using polymerase chain reaction in cutaneous tuberculosis and tuberculids

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-127

  Tan, Suat Hoon ^a,b   Tan, Boon Huan ^a   Goh, Chee Leok ^a   Tan, Kong Chong ^a   Tan, Meng Fong ^a   Ng, Wee Chit ^a   Tan, Wan Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUPUS VULGARIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 0033049630     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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