Length of time to laboratory diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: Comparison of in-house methods with reference laboratory results

Journal of Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-208

  Davies, A P ^a   Newport, L E ^a   Billington, O J ^a   Gillespie, S H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033392561     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(99)90050-6     Document Type: Article

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