Preliminary study on rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates by the BD ProbeTec ET system

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-59

  Wang, S X ^a   Sng, L H ^a   Tay, L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1542425581     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05454-0     Document Type: Article

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