Comparative study of amplicor Mycobacterium PCR and conventional methods for the diagnosis of pleuritis caused by mycobacterial infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 871-876

  Mitarai, S ^a   Shishido, H ^a   Kurashima, A ^a   Tamura, A ^a   Nagai, H ^a  

^a c/o JICA Zambia Office ^*  (Zambia)

Author keywords

Amplicor; Pleuritis; Polymerase chain reaction; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 0033817934     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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