Utility of polymerase chain reaction using two probes for rapid diagnosis of tubercular pleuritis in comparison to conventional methods

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 112, Issue AUG., 2000, Pages 47-51

  Parandaman, V ^a   Narayanan, S ^a   Narayanan, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Conventional methods; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Repetitive sequence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMEAR; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA PRIMERS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 0033819647     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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