Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and nontuberculous mycobacterial liquid cultures by using peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization probes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 444-447

  Drobniewski, F A ^a   More, P G ^a   Harris, G S ^a  

^a Dulwich Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033973493     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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