Clinical evaluation of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in select nonrespiratory specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 747-749

  Woods, G L ^a   Bergmann, J S ^a   Williams Bouyer, N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION, PUNCTURE AND SUCTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; WOUND;

ABSCESS; BIOPSY; FECES; HUMANS; INHALATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TUBERCULOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0035129545     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.747-749.2001     Document Type: Article

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