Comparison of the conventional diagnostic modalities, BACTEC culture and polymerase chain reaction test for diagnosis of tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Negi, S S ^a   Khan, S F B ^a   Gupta, Sunil ^a   Pasha, S T ^a   Khare, S ^a   Lal, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

BACTEC; LJ medium; M. tuberculosis; PCR; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 14844301706     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.13869     Document Type: Article

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