Clinical evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-285

  Cheng, V C C ^a   Yam, W C ^a   Hung, I F N ^a   Woo, P C Y ^a   Lau, S K P ^a   Tang, B S F ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LUNG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1542407192     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.012658     Document Type: Article

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