Evaluation of Gen-Probe amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test by using respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens in a tertiary care center laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1723-1727

  O'Sullivan, Cathal E ^a   Miller, David R ^a   Schneider, Peggy S ^a   Roberts, Glenn D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DNA PROBES; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LYMPH NODES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPINE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

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

EID: 0036250601     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1723-1727.2002     Document Type: Article

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