Conventional methods versus 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing for identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria: Cost analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1010-1015

  Cook, Victoria J ^a   Turenne, Christine Y ^b,d   Wolfe, Joyce ^a,b   Pauls, Ryan ^c   Kabani, Amin ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; RIBOTYPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037338553     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1010-1015.2003     Document Type: Article

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