Potential use of Amplicor PCR kit in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis from gastric aspirate

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 339-344

  Mitarai, S ^a,c   Tanoue, S ^a   Sugita, C ^a   Sugihara, E ^a   Tamura, A ^a   Nagono, Y ^a   Tsuboi, M ^a   Nagayama, N ^a   Kurashima, A ^a   Nagai, H ^a   Shishido, H ^b  

^a TOKYO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Department of Respiratory Medicine   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amplicor; Diagnosis; Gastric aspirate; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH SUCTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 0035164750     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00341-4     Document Type: Article

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