Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET system for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples: A multicenter study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1779-1782

  Mazzarelli, Gianna ^a,b   Rindi, Laura ^c   Piccoli, Paola ^d   Scarparo, Claudio ^d   Garzelli, Carlo ^c   Tortoli, Enrico ^a,b  

^a Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA PROBE; DNA STRAND; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAND DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

BODY FLUIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 12444273603     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1779-1782.2003     Document Type: Article

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