Dot-ELISA vs. PCR of fine needle aspirates of tuberculous lymphadenitis: A prospective study in India

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Jain, Amita ^a,b   Verma, Raj Kumar ^a,b   Tiwari, Vandana ^a,b   Goel, Madhu Mati ^a,b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; India; Lymphadenitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculous

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE ANTIBODY ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

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

EID: 12544257570     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326089     Document Type: Article

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