Use of polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis of occult tuberculosis of the fibula

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 510-512

  Malhan, K ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Sherman, K P ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibula; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FIBULA; HUMAN; LANGHANS GIANT CELL; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 0035675330     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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