Evaluation of a new commercial assay for diagnosis of pulmonary and nonpulmonary tuberculosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 455-460

  Johansen, I ^a   Thomsen, V ^a   Johansen, A ^b   Andersen, P ^a   Lundgren, B ^c  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BODY FLUIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPURATION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036317582     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0737-x     Document Type: Article

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