Improved detection and differentiation of mycobacteria with combination of Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube and Roche COBAS AMPLICOR System in conjunction with Duplex PCR

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-36

  Oh, Eun Jee ^a   Park, Yeon Joon ^a   Chang, Chulhun Ludgerus ^b   Kim, Byung Kee ^a   Kim, Sun Moo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combination; Duplex PCR; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT); Roche COBAS AMPLICOR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; TIME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034972097     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00254-8     Document Type: Article

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