Diagnosis of culture-negative female genital tract tuberculosis with peritoneal involvement by polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 929-932

  Baum, S E ^a   Dooley, D P ^a   Wright, J ^a   Kost, E R ^a   Storey, D F ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Female genital; Peritoneum; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONEUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, FEMALE GENITAL;

EID: 0034760824     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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