Diagnostic techniques in paediatric tuberculosis

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-126

  de Charnace, G ^a   Delacourt, C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Immunodiagnosis; Lymph node; Myobacterial culture; PCR; Serological test; Tuberculin test

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034925573     PISSN: 15260550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/prrv.2000.0119     Document Type: Article

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