Evaluation of the upgraded amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test (gen-probe) for direct detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory and non-respiratory specimens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 51-56

  Alcala L ^a   Ruiz Serrano, M J ^a   Hernangomez S ^a   Marin M ^a   De Viedma, D G ^a   San Juan, R ^a   Bouza, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DIRECT TEST KIT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034778985     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(01)00279-6     Document Type: Article

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