Detection of mycobacterial DNA in cervical granulomatous lymphadenopathy from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue by PCR

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 355-360

  Kwon, Kyung Sool ^a,b,c   Oh, Chang Keun ^a   Jang, Ho Sun ^a   Lee, Chae Wook ^a   Jun, Eun Sook ^c  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BASE PAIRING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NECK TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE SECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

EID: 0033922718     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02184.x     Document Type: Article

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