Performance assessment of new multiplex probe assay for identification of mycobacteria

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1079-1084

  Tortoli, E ^a   Nanetti, A ^a   Piersimoni, C ^a   Cichero, P ^a   Farina, C ^a   Mucignat, G ^a   Scarparo, C ^a   Bartolini, L ^a   Valentini, R ^a   Nista, D ^a   Gesu, G ^a   Tosi, C P ^a   Crovatto, M ^a   Brusarosco, G ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM GASTRI; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0035094481     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1079-1084.2001     Document Type: Article

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