Clinical evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET System for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 863-865

  Bergmann, John S ^a   Keating, William E ^b   Woods, Gail L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BD Biosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033983464     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.863-865.2000     Document Type: Article

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