A comparative study of diagnostic tests for tuberculous lymphadenitis: Polymerase chain reaction vs histopathology and clinical diagnosis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 319-326

  Hirunwiwatkul, Prakobkiat ^a   Chantranuwat, Chavit ^a   Tumwasorn, Somying ^a   Sirichai, Ukkaporn ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Histopathology; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

HUMANS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 0036491516     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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