Evaluation of the Idaho Technology LightCycler™ PCR for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-83

  Heginbothom, M L ^a,b,e   Magee, J T ^a,b   Flanagan, P G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b Communic Dis Surveillance Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Abton House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Light Cycler ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FLUOROMETRY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEATING; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

FLUOROMETRY; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM;

EID: 0037253458     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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