Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion using polymerase chain reaction

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 509-514

  Reechaipichitkul, Wipa ^b   Lulitanond, Viraphong ^a   Sungkeeree, Seksit ^a   Patjanasoontorn, Boonsong ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 0034279809     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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