Clinical evaluation of the Gen-Probe amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5921-5922

  Kerleguer, A ^a   Fahre, M ^b   Bernatas, J J ^c   Gerome, P ^d   Nicand, E ^a   Herve, V ^b   Koeck, J L ^a,e  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Centre Paul Faure   (Djibouti)

^d HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^e HÔPITAL D'INSTRUCTION DES ARMÉES ROBERT PICQUÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA PROBE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE CHARACTERIZED AMPLIFIED REGION; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

CULTURE MEDIA; DNA PROBES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, BACTERIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 10844230834     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5921-5922.2004     Document Type: Article

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